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Home Game: 26

AHL Game: 798

Who: Manchester Monarchs

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Monday in Portland, the Pens won 5-3. Bryan Lerg had a goal and an assist. For Manchester, Sunday at home vs. Adirondack the Monarchs lost 5-2. Linden Vey had a goal and an assist for the Monarchs in the loss.

Last Meeting: In the Pens 1,000th regular season game on January 20 in Wilkes-Barre, they won 4-1. Colin McDonald had two goals and was the first star of the game.

Record: For WBS: 31-16-2-5 (69 pts., 2nd place East Division) For MCH: 28-26-0-2 (58 pts., 2nd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: The East Division is tighter than ever. A win puts the Pens back out in front. A loss is simply a missed opportunity.

Referee(s): Darcy Burchell / Marcus Vinnerborg

Linesmen: Francis Trempe / Alex Stagnone

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @MonarchsHockey

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / MCH: Ken Cail

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Manchester: WGIR AM 610

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Only one other game. It’s in Cleveland. The Bears are in Monsters territory squaring off against the Lake Erie Monsters.

Next Five Games: SYR 2/25, NOR 2/26, @ ADK 3/4, STJ 3/6, @ PRO 3/9

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Away Game: 29

AHL Game: 790

Who: Portland Pirates

Where: Cumberland County Civic Center

When: 1:00 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Saturday in Albany, the Pens were shut out 3-0. In Binghamton, the Pirates lost 6-2. Patrick O’Sullivan had a goal in the loss.

Last Meeting: February 11 in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens came back in the third period to force and win in OT. Alex Picard, returning from injury, netted the game winner 36 seconds into overtime.

Record: For WBS: 30-16-2-5 (67 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For POR: 24-22-3-3 (54 pts., 5th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Penguins offense is sputtering, being shut out in two of their last three games. The race for the East Division is as tight as it gets. The Pens can tie the Admirals in points with a solid effort in Maine this afternoon.

Referee(s): Chris Ciamage / Tim Mayer

Linesmen: Joe Andrews / Landon Bathe

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @PortlandPirates

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @Chris_MHJ

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For POR: Jeff Mannix @PPiratesInGame

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Portland: WPEI 95.9 FM

Other Game to Watch: Two other games on this Presidents Day, the Atlantic Division’s second place Bridgeport hosts third place Albany in Connecticut also at 1 p.m.

Next Five Games: MCH 2/23, SYR 2/25, NOR 2/26, @ ADK 3/4, STJ 3/6

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Away Game: 28

AHL Game: 767

Who: Albany Devils

Where: Times Union Center

When: 7:00 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Last night in Binghamton the Pens offense erupted for 6 goals and won 6-1. Nick Petersen had a goal and two assists and also a +3. For Albany, this past Wednesday they lost at home 7-1 to the Syracuse Crunch. Darcy Zajac had the only goal for the Devils in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 30-15-2-5 (67 pts., 1st place East Division) — For ALB: 22-19-5-3 (52 pts., 3rd place Northeast Division)

Last Meeting: February 4 in Wilkes-Barre the Pens won 5-2. Bryan Lerg had two goals and was named third star of the game.

Why you should care: Penguins are looking to keep the momentum going from last nights win in the Southern Tier of New York by duplicating the end result in the Capital District of the Empire State. Albany is the rested team here having not played last night and will be looking to get the advantage early and hold on.

Referee(s): Jon McIsaac

Linesmen: Robert St. Lawrence / Rich Patry

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @AlbanyDevils

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @Bill_Cain_

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For ALB: Josh Heller @Josh_Heller

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @tel915

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Albany: ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team or the AHL Live Radio tab for Albany.

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: With every team playing today, you are spoiled for choice. I am going to say keep an eye on how the Bears respond to the 6-0 whitewash the P-Bruins laid on them by seeing how well they perform against the Manchester Monarchs tonight in New Hampshire.

Next Five Games: @ POR 1/20, MCH 2/23, SYR 2/25, NOR 2/26, @ ADK 3/4

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Away Game: 27

AHL Game: 756

Who: Binghamton Senators

Where: Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Wednesday vs. Norfolk, the Pens were shutout 4-0. Scott Munroe was in net for the Pens and took the loss. For Binghamton, Sunday in St. John’s the B-Sens lost 6-3. Defenseman Josh Godfrey had a goal and an assist for Binghamton in the loss.

Last Meeting: January 28 in Binghamton, the Pens lost 7-4. Eric Tangradi and Ben Street both had a goal and an assist in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 29-15-2-5 (65 pts., 1st place East Division) — For BNG: 20-27-2-1 (43 pts., 5th place East Division)

Why you should care: The Pens are coming off of two losses from their two biggest opponents and head to a place they lost last time, giving up seven goals in the process. With Hershey and Norfolk breathing down the necks of the Pens they will need to win this game in order to keep pace. The B-Sens of recent have been a pain to deal with, so this is a highly important game.

Referee(s): Tim Mayer / Chris Brown

Linesmen: Jud Ritter / Jim Harper

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @BSens_Hockey

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @PSBJoyOnTheSens

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For BNG: Grady Whittenburg @BSensRadio

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @BSensExaminer

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Binghamton: Big 107.5 WBBI

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Syracuse is in Norfolk for the beginning of a two-game set with the Admirals. Should be a fun mini-series to watch.

Next Five Games: @ ALB 2/18, @ POR 1/20, MCH 2/23, SYR 2/25, NOR 2/26

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Home Game: 25

AHL Game: 743

Who: Norfolk Admirals

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Sunday in Hershey, the Pens lost 5-1. Jason Williams had the lone goal for the Pens in the loss. For Norfolk, they won in Charlotte 3-1. Cory Conacher had a goal and was named the games first star.

Last Meeting: January 10 in Norfolk the Pens won 3-2. Paul Thompson had two goals in the win for Wilkes-Barre and was named the games first star.

Record: For WBS: 29-14-2-5 (65 pts., 1st place East Division) — For NOR: 30-18-1-2 (63 pts., 3rd place East Division)

Why you should care: The ever dangerous Norfolk Admirals skate into town looking to skate away in first place. Penguins will need to play a disciplined 60 minutes of hockey if they want to be successful in staying in first place this evening.

Referee(s): Jon McIsaac / Jamie Koharski

Linesmen: Jud Ritter / Chris Allman

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @NorfolkAdmirals / @AdsGameUpdates

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For NOR: Pete Michaud @PeteMichaud2012

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Norfolk: 102.1 The Game

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Remember Whensday (1990s)

Other Game to Watch: The Albany Devils have won three in a row, they host the slumping Syracuse Crunch this evening.

Next Five Games: @ BNG 2/17, @ ALB 2/18, @ POR 1/20, MCH 2/23, SYR 2/25

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Away Game: 26

AHL Game: 739

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Giant Center

When: 5:00 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Yesterday at home vs. Portland, the Penguins won in overtime 3-2. Alex Picard had the game winner :36 in. For Hershey, they led 2-1 with less than two minutes remaining and ended up losing in a shootout 3-2. Goaltender Dany Sabourin made 29 saves on 31 shots and was the second star of the game.

Last Meeting: Last Sunday on Super Bowl Sunday, the Pens lost to the Bears in a shootout, 4-3. Bryan Lerg was the second star of the game with a goal and an assist.

Record: For WBS: 29-13-2-5 (65 pts., 1st place East Division) For HER: 27-14-4-4 (62 pts., 2nd place East Division)

Why you should care: While first place in the division will not be on the line tonight, the Penguins can open up a five point lead on the rest of the division with a win today which would be huge, heading into a Wednesday game vs. Norfolk who is hot on the heels of the Bears.

Referee(s): Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Mike McDevitt / Bob Goodman

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheHersheyBears

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @timleone

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / HER: Scott Stuccio @ScottStuccio and Randy “Rock” Johnson @RRJ_Hockey

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @SweetestHockey

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Hershey: 1460 The Ticket

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Binghamton is on “The Rock” in Newfoundland taking on the St. John’s IceCaps in the second game of a doubleheader.

Next Five Games: NOR 2/15, @ BNG 2/17, @ ALB 2/18, @ POR 1/20, MCH 2/23

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Home Game: 24

AHL Game: 734

Who: Portland Pirates

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: This past Sunday in Hershey the Penguins lost in a shootout 4-3. Bryan Lerg had a goal and an assist and was the second star of the game. For Portland, last night in Providence the Pirates lost 6-3. Marc-Andre Pouliot had two goals for the Pirates in the loss.

Last Meeting: December 2 in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens won 4-1. Four different Penguins (Mormina, Street, Walker, Tangradi) had goals in the win.

Record: For WBS: 28-13-2-5 (63 pts., 1st place East Division) — For POR: 23-20-2-3 (51 pts., 5th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Wilkes-Barre is the fresher team tonight as Portland is coming in from a loss in Providence last night with the Penguins idle. Does this work to the Pens advantage tonight?

Referee(s): Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Leo Boylan / Scott Adams

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @PortlandPirates

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @Chris_MHJ

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For POR: Jeff Mannix @PPiratesInGame

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Portland: WPEI 95.9 FM

Television: AHL Live / My Network TV (WQMY-TV) in Wilkes-Barre

Promotion(s): Valentine’s Day Celebration / Thanks 4 Fighting Night

Other Game to Watch: Keep tabs on Adirondack / Norfolk, which will be the second game in as many nights between the clubs.

Next Five Games: @ HER 2/12, NOR 2/15, @ BNG 2/17, @ ALB 2/18, @ POR 2/20