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Home Game: 22

AHL Game: 669

Who: Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night at home against St. John’s, the Penguins lost 5-2. Tom Kostopoulous had two assists in the loss. For Lehigh Valley, the Phantoms beat Albany 4-3 in New York and used three third period goals to do so.

Last Meeting: January 20 in Allentown, the Phantoms won 5-3. Taylor Leier had a goal and two assists, Colin McDonald had three assists for Lehigh Valley. Teddy Blueger had two assists in the losing effort for the Penguins.

Record: For WBS: 33-10-3-0 (69 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For LV: 30-12-2-0 (62 pts., 2nd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Here we go with the Phantoms becoming regular visitors to the Mohegan Sun Arena with the first of six meetings in front of what is going to be a big crowd. The Phantoms will be looking to close within five points of the Penguins for first in the Atlantic and Wilkes-Barre will be looking to shake off the stink of last nights 5-2 frustrating loss to the IceCaps.

Referee(s): Peter MacDougall / Pierre Lambert

Linesmen: Ryan Daisy / Francois Dussureault

Twitter: @WBSPenguins and @WBSGameDay / @LVPhantoms

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins / /LehighValleyPhantoms

Instagram: wbspenguins / lehighvalleyphantoms

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TomVenesky / @SteveGrossMCall

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and @_NickHart / For Lehigh Valley: Bob Rotruck @BobRotruck

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @KRAM209

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For Lehigh Valley: Fox 1470

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Pink In The Rink, Tux’s Birthday

Other Game to Watch: Hershey hosts St. John’s. Are the Bears a serious playoff threat? Can the IceCaps continue to rack up points and push the North Division leaders?

Next Five Games: STJ 2/8, HER 2/10, BNG 2/11, LV 2/14, @ ALB 2/17

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Home Game: 21

AHL Game: 655

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last Saturday in Binghamton, the Penguins won 6-2. Tom Kostopoulos scored his 500th AHL point in the win. For the IceCaps, they hosted the Toronto Marlies on last Saturday and were shutout 4-0.

Last Meeting: December 4 in St. John’s the Penguins lost 3-2 in overtime. Oskar Sundqvist and Chad Ruhwedel scored for the Pens in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 33-9-3-0 (69 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For STJ: 20-18-5-1 (46 pts., 3rd place North Division)

Why you should care: Much different IceCaps team from the one we saw in December. This team is a playoff team right now and has been one of the better teams in the North Division for a while now. The Penguins will need a full 60 minute effort tonight if they want to get their unofficial start of the second half of the season off on the right foot.

Referee(s): Terry Koharski / Peter Tarnaris

Linesmen: Matt McNulty / J.P. Waleski

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @IceCapsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /stjohnsicecaps

Instagram: wbspenguins / stjohnsicecaps

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky // @telyrobinshort / @telybrendan

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS  and @_NickHart / For STJ: Brian Rodgers

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For St. John’s: Listen Live

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): WBRE Fan Friday ($14 Tickets), McCarthy Tire All-Star Poster (First 5,000), Postgame Autographs, $2 Draft Beers (6-7:30 p.m.)

Other Game to Watch: Lehigh Valley travels to Albany to take on the Devils. Albany is second in the North, a strong team, and should put up a good fight against tomorrow’s opponent for teh Penguins.

Next Five Games: LV 2/4, STJ 2/8, HER 2/10, BNG 2/11, LV 2/14

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Away Game: 24

AHL Game: 627

Who: Binghamton Senators

Where: Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night in Utica, the Pens won 3-2. Derrick Pouliot’s third period goal held up as the game winner for the Penguins. Casey DeSmith stopped 27 of 29 to pick up the win. For Binghamton, the Senators lost last night to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2-1. Jason Akeson scored the lone goal for the B-Sens in the loss.

Last Meeting: January 7 in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins won 5-4. Danny Kristo had a pair of goals and Doug Carr picked up the win in net stopping 33 of 37 shots. Jake Guentzel had three assists.

Record: For WBS: 32-9-3-0 (67 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For BNG: 18-21-2-1 (39 pts., 6th place North Division)

Why you should care: Penguins are going to head into the All-Star break as the best team in the AHL. But, the Binghamton Senators are still going to try to take down the Penguins tonight at home in the two teams last ever meeting tonight on the Southern Tier. Ottawa is shipping its AHL operations to Belleville, Ontario next season.

Referee(s): Tom Chmielewski

Linesmen: Kory Nagy / Francois Dussureault

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @BSens_Hockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /binghamtonsenators

Instagram: wbspenguins / bsens_hockey

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TomVenesky

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: WILK NewsRadio / For Binghamton: Oldies 96.9

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Lehigh Valley travels to Bridgeport to take on a Sound Tigers team that is hot and back in the playoff discussion in the Atlantic Division.

Next Five Games: STJ 2/3, LV 2/4, STJ 2/8, HER 2/10, BNG 2/11

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Away Game: 23

AHL Game: 625

Who: Utica Comets

Where: Utica Memorial Auditorium

When: 7:00 p.m.

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Last Game: Wednesday at home against the Syracuse Crunch, the Penguins won 3-2 in overtime on David Warsofsky’s shot with 1.2 left in overtime. For Utica, the Comets lost in overtime to the Springfield Thunderbirds 2-1. Pascal Pelletier scored for Utica and Richard Bachman stopped 22 of 24 shots.

Record: For WBS: 31-9-3-0 (65 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For UTI: 18-16-6-1 (43 pts., 4th place North Division)

Why you should care: Utica is 8-1-1-0 in their last ten games and have for all intents and purposes turned things around and gotten back into the playoff discussion in the North Division. This is not a team that the Penguins want to take lightly in an environment which sells out every night.

Referee(s): Terry Koharski / Tim Mayer

Linesmen: Francois Dussureault /Andy Petrus

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @UticaComets

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /UticaComets

Instagram: wbspenguins / uticacomets

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TomVenesky / @CometsTales and @OD_Birnell

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and Nick Hart @_NickHart / UTI: Andy Zilch @Andy_Zilch

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @CometsArmy

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For Utica: 94.9 K-Rock

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Battle of the Bears tonight in Providence. Hershey visits Rhode Island to take on the Bruins.

Next Five Games: @ BNG 1/28, STJ 2/3, LV 2/4, STJ 2/8, HER 2/10

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Home Game: 20

AHL Game: 610

Who: Syracuse Crunch

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Saturday at home against Hershey, the Pens won 5-1. Ryan Haggerty scored two goals. For Syracuse, the Crunch were shutout at home by the Utica Comets 4-0.

Last Meeting: January 16 in Syracuse, the Crunch won 4-1. Carter Rowney scored for the Penguins, Adam Wilcox stopped 31 shots for the Crunch in goal.

Record: For WBS: 30-9-3-0 (63 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For SYR: 20-12-3-5 (48 pts., 1st place North Division)

Why you should care: Penguins host the North Division leading Crunch in a midweek affair. Call this a trap game for the Penguins here. It’s a sleepy midweek January home game against an opponent who is coming off getting shutout by its biggest rival.

Referee(s): Ben Moser / Michael Mullen

Linesmen: Matt McNulty / Jason Mandroc

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @SyracuseCrunch

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /syracusecrunch

Instagram: wbspenguins / officialsyracusecrunch

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky // @syrhockey

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For SYR: Dan D’Uva @Dan_DUva

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @CrunchSyracuse

Radio: For WBS: WILK NewsRadio / For Syracuse: ESPN Radio Central New York

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): PA Lottery Giveaway (fans 18 and older)

Other Game to Watch: The Binghamton Senators are slowly edging their way towards playoff contention and travel tonight to Allentown to take on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Next Five Games: @ UTI 1/27, @ BNG 1/28, STJ 2/3, LV 2/4, vs. STJ 2/8

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Home Game: 19

AHL Game: 589

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game / Last Meeting : Friday in Allentown, the Pens lost 5-3 to the Phantoms. Teddy Blueger had two assists and was named third star of the game. For Hershey, they last played the Penguins on Wednesday and lost 5-3. Paul Carey and Darren Dietz scored third period goals for the Bears but Carter Rowney scored in his fourth game back to insure the Penguins win.

Record: For WBS: 29-9-3-0 (61 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For HER: 19-11-7-2 (47 pts., 4th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Bears will want to bite back against the Penguins in what is a TV game for Wilkes-Barre in what is expected to be a sellout crowd. Pens are coming off a tough loss last night to the Phantoms who have three games in hand. So you know that the Penguins are going to come out loaded for bear. Pardon the obvious pun.

Referee(s): Guillaume Labonte / Keith Kaval

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Jason Mandroc

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @TheHersheyBears

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /TheHersheyBears

Instagram: wbspenguins / thehersheybears

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TomVenesky

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and Nick Hart @_NickHart // HER: Zack Fisch @zackfisch

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @ChocHockey

Radio: For WBS: WILK News Radio / For Hershey: 1460 The Ticket 

Television: AHL Live / Also on Local TV in the Wilkes-Barre are (WBRE or WYOU)

Promotion(s): None.

Other Game to Watch: Providence visits Lehigh Valley. As a Penguin fan you don’t care who wins, you just want one team to win in regulation.

Next Five Games: SYR 1/25, @ UTI 1/27, @ BNG 1/28, STJ 2/3, LV 2/4

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Away Game: 22

AHL Game: 569

Who: Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Where: PPL Center

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Wednesday in Hershey, the Penguins won 5-3. Carter Rowney scored the go ahead goal late in the third to give the Penguins the win. Rowney’s fourth game back from injury and he’s scored a goal in every game. Tom Sestito continued to fill up the score sheet and endear himself to the Hershey faithful with a goal and two assists. For Lehigh Valley, the Phantoms were in Springfield Monday and came back from a 3-1 score in the third period and won 4-3. Greg Carey scored two goals and Andy Miele had a goal and an assist.

Last Meeting: November 16 in Allentown, the Phantoms won 4-1. Alex Lyon stopped 30 of 31. Thomas DiPauli was the lone scorer for the Penguins.

Record: For WBS: 29-8-3-0 (61 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For LV: 25-10-2-0 (52 pts., 2nd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins and Phantoms are about to get really acquainted with one another. The teams play 11 times from now to the end of the regular season. These two teams have been far and away the two best teams in the Eastern Conference all season. Get ready.

Referee(s): Keith Kaval / David Banfield

Linesmen: Luke Murray / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @WBSPenguins and @WBSGameDay / @LVPhantoms

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins / /LehighValleyPhantoms

Instagram: wbspenguins / lehighvalleyphantoms

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TomVenesky / @SteveGrossMCall

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and @_NickHart / For Lehigh Valley: Bob Rotruck @BobRotruck

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @KRAM209

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For Lehigh Valley: Fox 1470

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Chicago visits Grand Rapids in a battle of two very good Central Division teams.

Next Five Games: HER 1/21, SYR 1/25, @ UTI 1/27, @ BNG 1/28, STJ 2/3