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Who: San Antonio Rampage

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Last Game / Last Meeting: Last night at home, the Pens lost to San Antonio 5-3. The Rampage scored three power play goals. Nathan Walker had a pair of goals and an assist. Macoy Erkamps had two assists for Wilkes-Barre in the losing effort.

Record: For WBS: 3-4-1-0 (7 pts., 7th place Atlantic Division) // For SA: 4-1-1-1 (10 pts., 2nd place Central Division)

Referees: Rob Hennessy / Mathieu Menniti

Linesmen: Julien Fournier / Patrick Dapuzzo

Why You Should Care: Stay out of the box. The Penguins can’t afford to let San Antonio strike them for three power play goals like they did Friday night. Otherwise at even strength, the Penguins were the better team. Special teams has to be the focus of improvement tonight.

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Promotion(s): HAPPY HALLOWEEN — The Penguins and Rampage close out their two-game set on Saturday night.  All fans in attendance will receive a Penguins headshot poster featuring the 2019-20 squad (perfect for autographs).  Take part in our on-concourse Halloween costume contest for your chance to win great prizes.

Other Game to Watch: Utica drops by Giant Center for a matchup against the Hershey Bears. The Comets are unbeaten, an impressive 6-0 to start the season.

Next Five Games: @ LV 11/1, @ SPR 11/2, @ LV 11/6, @ UTI 11/8, vs. SYR 11/9

* – promo information courtesy of http://www.wbspenguins.com/promo-schedule/

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Who: San Antonio Rampage

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Last Game: Wednesday in Binghamton, the Penguins lost 4-1. Andrew Agozzino scored the only goal for the Pens in the loss….For San Antonio, the Rampage were in Tucson last Saturday and lost 4-2. Mitch Reinke and Tanner Kaspick both scored for San Antonio in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 3-3-1-0 (7 pts., 4th place Atlantic Division) // For SA: 3-1-1-1 (8 pts., 2nd place Central Division)

Referees: Jake Jackson / Dan Kelly

Linesmen: Julien Fournier / Bill Lyons

Why You Should Care: Penguins come in to the weekend off of a bad loss Wednesday in Binghamton against a team in San Antonio they haven’t seen in ten years. San Antonio themselves are coming off of a bad weekend in Tucson where they got pushed around a bit, so both teams are going to want to establish a tone early to get the upper hand early on.

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Promotion(s): EYEWITNESS NEWS FAN FRIDAY — The San Antonio Rampage pay their first visit to NEPA in more than a decade. It’s our first EYEWITNESS NEWS FAN FRIDAY of the season, with lower bowl tickets available for just $15, select draft beers available for just $2 from 6:00-7:30pm, and postgame autographs from a pair of Penguins players.*

Other Game to Watch: Lehigh Valley pays a visit to Charlotte for a pair against the defending Champion Checkers.

Next Five Games: vs. SA 10/26, @ LV 11/1, @ SPR 11/2, @ LV 11/6, @ UTI 11/8

* – promo information courtesy of http://www.wbspenguins.com/promo-schedule/

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Who: Binghamton Devils

Where: Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena

When: 7:05 p.m.

Last Game: Saturday in Bridgeport, the Pens won in a shootout 3-2. After a scoreless second, third and overtime, all three Penguins scored in the shootout to win. Casey DeSmith stopped 23 shots….For Binghamton, the Devils lost last Saturday at home in overtime to the Hartford Wolf Pack. Ludvig Larson scored a goal and was named third star.

Last Meeting: Last Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre, Stefan Noesen scored twice late to lift the Penguins past the Devils and was named first star. Justin Almeida and Kasper Bjorkqvist scored their first AHL goals.

Record: For WBS: 3-2-1-0 (7 pts., 4th place Atlantic Division) // For BNG: 1-3-2-0 (4 pts., 7th place North Division)

Referees: Adam Bloski / Andrew Howard

Linesmen: Neil Frederickson / Jud Ritter

Why You Should Care: Rematch of the two teams in what was an exciting game last Wednesday. Penguions are looking to keep the momentum going and win their third straight as they try to climb up the Atlantic Division ladder here early on in the season.

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Other Game to Watch: One other game in the division and that is the Hershey Bears concluding their North Division road trip with a stop in Rochester.

Next Five Games: vs. SA 10/25, vs. SA 10/26, @ LV 11/1, @ SPR 11/2, @ LV 11/6

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Who: Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Where: Webster Bank Arena

When: 7:00 p.m.

Last Game: Wednesday at home against Binghamton, Stefan Noesen scored two late third period goals to lift the Penguins past the Devils 5-3. For Bridgeport, the Sound Tigers were in Charlotte last Saturday and lost 4-1. Arnaud Durandeau scored the only goal for Bridgeport in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 1-2-1-0 (5 pts., 5th place Atlantic Division) // For BRI: 1-2-1-0 (3 pts., 8th place North Division)

Referees: Furman South / Mike Sullivan

Linesmen: Derek Wahl / Petr Hejna

Why You Should Care: Penguins have one game on the weekend and this is it. They looked good in the second half of the game Wednesday against Binghamton, does that trend continue? Bridgeport is a better team that their record shows and this is their home opener, how greased up are the Sound Tigers for action tonight?

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Other Game to Watch: Springfiled has been on a good run, they take on Lehigh Valley in Allentown tonight.

Next Five Games: @ BNG 10/23, vs. SA 10/25, vs. SA 10/26, @ LV 11/1, @ SPR 11/2

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Who: Binghamton Devils

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Last Game: Wilkes-Barre was in Hershey on Sunday and lost 4-1. Niclas Almari scored the only goal for the Pens on a late third period power play. For Binghamton, the Devils were in Belleville, Onatrio on Saturday and lost in overtime 5-4. Chris Conner had a goal and two assists in the losing effort.

Record: For WBS: 1-2-1-0 (3 pts., 8th place Atlantic Division) // For BNG: 1-1-1-0 (3 pts., 6th place North Division)

Referees: Peter Schlittenhardt / Anthony Tapper

Linesmen: Patrick Dapuzzo / Ryan Knapp

Why You Should Care: Penguins need some type of response after coming away from a three in three weekend last weekend with just one point. Binghamton is the opponent tonight and I’m not expecting the Devils to make it easy for Wilkes-Barre. Should be a good competitive midweek game between these I-81 rivals.

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Other Game to Watch: Hershey visits Toronto. This is an excellent test for Hershey, going up against a very good, undefeated Marlies team.

Next Five Games: @ BRI 10/19, @ BNG 10/23, vs. SA 10/25, vs. SA 10/26, @ LV 11/1

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Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Giant Center

Last Game: The Penguins had their home opener against Utica last night and lost in overtime 4-3. Stefan Noesen continued his hot start, scoring a goal. Noesen has four goals in three games for Wilkes-Barre. Hershey was in Allentown Saturday and won in overtime 4-3. Travis Boyd with the overtime game winner with a second left to play in OT.

Last Meeting: Last Saturday in Hershey, the Penguins won 4-3. Stefan Noesen had a pair of goals in his Wilkes-Barre debut and Garrett Pilon had a pair of assists for the Bears.

When: 5:00 p.m.

Record: For WBS: 1-1-1-0 (3 pts., 6th place Atlantic Division) // For HER: 1-1-1-0 (3 pts., 4th place Atlantic Division)

Referees: Patrick Hanrahan / Alex Ross

Linesmen: Colin Gates / Richard Jondo

Why You Should Care: Looking to close out the weekend on a positive note and in the win column, the Penguins head to Hershey for another date with the Bears. We liked what we say from the Pens Saturday night against the Comets, so applying that this afternoon against a Bears team is going to be crucial.

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Other Game to Watch: Springfield visits Providence this afternoon in the only other divisional action this Sunday.

Next Five Games: vs. BNG 10/16, @ BRI 10/19, @ BNG 10/23, vs. SA 10/25, vs. SA 10/26

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Who: Utica Comets

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Last Game: For the Penguins, they were in Allentown last night against the Phantoms and lost 4-1.  Stefan Noesen scored the only goal for the Penguins. For Utica, the Comets were last in action last Saturday when they opened their season on the road in Binghamton and won 4-3. Bingo scored two goals in the third and three goals on just 22 shots. Reid Boucher scored a pair of goals and assisted on another, Kole Lind had three assists.

Record: For WBS: 1-1-0-0 (2 pts., 5th place Atlantic Division) // For UTI: 1-0-0-0 (2 pts., 5h place North Division)

Referees: Olivier Gouin / Carter Sandlak

Linesmen: Jud Ritter / J.P. Waleski

Why You Should Care: Penguins had a very poor effort last night in Allentown. Utica comes in rested having not played last night. Expect a shakeup on defense for Wilkes-Barre as they host their opener in front of an amped up crowd.

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Promotion(s): The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins open the home portion of their 2019-20 season with a matchup against the Utica Comets.  The first 5,000 fans will receive a 2019-20 magnetic schedule, courtesy of Geisinger.  It’s also a McDonald’s FAN-Tastic Night, with packages including a ticket to the game, a Penguins hat and McDonald’s meal voucher, starting at just $17.50*

Other Game to Watch: Lehigh Valley and Hershey renew old acquaintances tonight in Allentown for the first of twelve regular season meetings.

Next Five Games: @ HER 10/13, vs. BNG 10/16, @ BRI 10/19, @ BNG 10/23, vs. SA 10/25

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