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Home Game: 17

AHL Game: 486

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Tuesday at home against Hartford, the Penguins won 3-2. The win snapped a brief two game losing streak the Penguins had brought with them into that game. For Hershey, the Bears last played on New Years Eve at home against the Providence Bruins and lost 4-1. Zach Sanford scored the lone Bears goal.

Last Meeting: Oskar Sundqvist’s four goals propelled the Penguins to a 6-2 win on home ice on December 10.

Record: For WBS: 22-7-3-0 (47 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For HER: 18-7-5-2 (43 pts., 4th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: First of two this weekend between these two sides. Hershey is the more rested team with about a week in between games and the Penguins come in after nearly blowing a 3-0 lead to a last place Hartford team. Both teams being extremely well coached are going to want to get the jump on the other.

Referee(s): Chris Schlenker

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Tom DellaFranco

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @TheHersheyBears

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /TheHersheyBears

Instagram: wbspenguins / thehersheybears

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky

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

Promotion(s): WBRE Fan Friday ($14 Tickets), February Magnetic Schedule (First 5,000), Postgame Autographs, & $2 Draft Beers (6-7:30 p.m.)

Other Game to Watch: Providence, on a tear, hosts Springfield. The P-Bruins are the hottest team in the AHL right now and will want to continue their December success in the month of January.

Next Five Games: BNG 1/7, @ HER 1/8, @ TOR 1/11, @ RCH 1/13, @ SYR 1/14

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Home Game: 16

AHL Game: 469

Who: Hartford Wolf Pack

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Saturday in Binghamton, despite putting up 46 shots at Chris Driedger, they lost 3-2. Jake Guentzel scored a third period power play goal but got no closer. For Hartford, the Wolf Pack hosted the Albany Devils on Saturday and lost 3-1. Nicklas Jensen scored the only goal for Hartford in the loss.

Last Meeting: December 14 in Hartford, the Pens won 6-2. Six different Penguins found the back of the net for Wilkes-Barre. The aforementioned Nicklas Jensen scored one of the two goals for the Wolf Pack in the losing effort.

Record: For WBS: 21-7-3-0 (45 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For HFD: 11-17-3-1 (26 pts., 8th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Penguins need to get back to their winning ways against the last place Hartford Wolf Pack. They have some reinforcements down from Pittsburgh in the form of Tristan Jarry, who should get the start tonight and David Warsofsky and Chad Ruhwedel. If not, their lead on the division may be in jeopardy.

Referee(s): Furman South / Evgenii Romasko

Linesmen: Jud Ritter / J.P. Waleski

Twitter: @wbspenguins  and @WBSGameDay / @WolfPackAHL

Facebook:  /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /HartfordWolfPack

Instagram: wbspenguins / hartford_wolfpack

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TLTomVenesky / @HowlingsToday

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and Nick Hart @_NickHart // For HFD: Bob Crawford  @HawkCrawford

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: WILK NewsRadio / For Hartford: Fox Sports Radio 1410

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None.

Other Game to Watch: No other games in the Eastern Conference tonight. Milwaukee hosts Rockford. The Admirals are looking for a win to get closer to division leading Grand Rapids.

Next Five Games: HER 1/6, BNG 1/7, @ HER 1/8, @ TOR 1/11, @ RCH 1/13

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Away Game: 15

AHL Game: 453

Who: Binghamton Senators

Where: Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena

When: 6:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night at home against Providence, the Pens lost 5-2. The loss snapped a seven game winning streak for the Penguins. For Binghamton, the Senators were in Syracuse and beat the Crunch in a shootout 3-2. Chris Driedger denied all callers in the shootout round.

Last Meeting: This past Monday in Binghamton, the Penguins overpowered the Senators in the third period, scoring two goals en route to a 5-4 win. Jake Guentzel continued his tear, with two goals and an assist. Casey DeSmith improved to 8-0-2 at the time.

Record: 21-6-3-0 (45 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For BNG: 12-17-2-1 (27 pts., 7th place North Division)

Why you should care: Penguins need a bounce back win to close out 2016 this evening in Binghamton. Don’t expect the Senators to hand it to them especially with the way things went down this past Monday for the B-Sens.

Referee(s): Peter MacDougall

Linesmen: Tom DellaFranco / J.P. Waleski

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @BSens_Hockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /binghamtonsenators

Instagram: wbspenguins / bsens_hockey

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky

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: The Penguins hosted the Providence Bruins last night and now the Bruins take the short trip down I-81 and visit the Hershey Bears.

Next Five Games: HFD 1/3, HER 1/6, BNG 1/7, @ HER 1/8, @ TOR 1/11

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Home Game: 15

AHL Game: 427

Who: Springfield Thunderbirds

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night in Binghamton, the Penguins won 5-4. Jake Guentzel continued his tear in the AHL with two more goals to go with an assist good for first star honors. For Springfield, the Thunderbirds were in Hershey Sunday December 18 and were shutout 4-0.

Last Meeting: December 17 in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins won 4-2. David Warsofsky and Oskar Sundqvist each had a goal and an assist. Chase Balisy led the way for the Thunderbirds with a goal and an assist.

Record: For WBS: 20-5-3-0 (43 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For SPR: 11-11-3-2 (27 pts., 6th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Penguins will need another strong effort tonight in the comforts of home against a rested Springfield team which did not play last night. There may be some roster shuffling tonight keeping players who did not play fresh also.

Referee(s): Alex Garon / Keith Kaval

Linesmen: Jason Mandroc / Luke Murray

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @thunderbirdsahl

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /thunderbirdsahl

Instagram: wbspenguins / thunderbirdsahl

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TLTomVenesky

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and @_NickHart / For SPR: Ryan Smith @RyanSmithHockey

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For Springfield: WHYN News Talk 560

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Providence is a team to watch and they are in Hartford tonight taking on the Wolf Pack.

Next Five Games: PRO 12/30, @ BNG 12/31, HFD 1/3, HER 1/6, BNG 1/7

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Away Game: 14

AHL Game: 414

Who: Binghamton Senators

Where: Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Saturday, December 17 at home against Springfield, the Pens won 4-2. The Penguins complete a span of six games in nine days where they win five of them. Fifth straight win for the Penguins. Oskar Sundqvist and David Warsofsky scored goals for the Pens in the win. For Binghamton, the Senators were in Albany last Wednesday and lost 7-1. Jack Rodewald scored the only goal for the B-Sens in the loss.

Last Meeting: November 4 in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins won 4-1. Tom Kostopoulos and Garrett Wilson both had a goal and an assist each in the game.

Record: 19-5-3-0 (41 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For BNG: 10-16-2-1 (23 pts., 8th place North Division)

Why you should care: Trap game for the Penguins coming out of a long Christmas break. The first place Penguins have a lot of teams in hot pursuit of first place in the Atlantic while Binghamton has toiled at the bottom of the North for much of the season. The Penguins cannot take the Senators for granted or else.

Referee(s): Michael Mullen / Evgenii Romasko

Linesmen: John Everett / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @BSens_Hockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /binghamtonsenators

Instagram: wbspenguins / bsens_hockey

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky

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: Coming out of this Christmas break a team to watch will be Bridgeport. The Sound Tigers have dropped their last four games. The Sound Tigers host the Hartford Wolf Pack tonight.

Next Five Games: SPR 12/27, PRO 12/30, @ BNG 12/31, HFD 1/3, HER 1/6

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Home Game: 14

AHL Game: 390

Who: Springfield Thunderbirds

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night vs. Rochester, the Penguins won 4-1. Casey DeSmith improved to 7-0-2 on the season and Lukas Bengtsson picked up his first North American goal in the third period. For Springfield, they hosted Binghamton last night and won 3-1. Reto Berra stopped 35 of 36 shots and Greg McKegg figured in on every Thunderbird goal with two goals and an assist.

Last Meeting: October 29 in Springfield, the Penguins lost in overtime 2-1. Reid McNeill scored a goal but Chase Balisy scored in overtime to give the Thunderbirds the win.

Record: For WBS: 18-5-3-0 (39 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For SPR: 11-9-3-2 (27 pts., 6th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Seems like the Pens are beating everyone these days, but they have yet to beat the Thunderbirds. Wilkes-Barre will need their best if they want to get to the Christmas break with five wins in a row.

Referee(s): Ryan Hersey / Chris Ciamaga

Linesmen: Francois Dussureault / Ryan Knapp

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @thunderbirdsahl

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /thunderbirdsahl

Instagram: wbspenguins / thunderbirdsahl

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TLTomVenesky

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and @_NickHart / For SPR: Ryan Smith @RyanSmithHockey

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For Springfield: WHYN News Talk 560

Television: AHL Live and on WYOU-TV

Promotion(s): Happy Holidays, Ugly Christmas Jersey Auction, Tobyhanna Army Depot Teddy Bear Toss

Other Game to Watch: Providence brings their 13 game point streak to Allentown as they visit the Lehigh Valley Phantoms tonight.

Next Five Games: @ BNG 12/26, SPR 12/27, PRO 12/30, @ BNG 12/31, HFD 1/3

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Home Game: 13

AHL Game: 376

Who: Rochester Americans

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Wednesday in Hartford, the Pens cruised to a 6-2 victory. Dominik Simon had four assists, the power play clicked twice. For Rochester, the Amerks hosted and defeated the Toronto Marlies 5-2. Nick Baptiste had a hat trick. Dan Catenacci set him up for all three goals and had three assists.

Record: For WBS: 17-5-3-0 (37 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For RCH: 10-15-0-1 (21 pts., 6th place North Division)

Why you should care: Second trap game in a week for Wilkes-Barre that should thoroughly thrash this listless Rochester Americans team which was swept out of Pennsylvania last time they were here last weekend. Expect Rochester to get up for this game and if the Penguins aren’t ready, they may end up getting upset.

Referee(s): Mike Langin / Pierre Lambert

Linesmen: Jud Ritter / J.P. Waleski

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AmerksHockey 

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /RochesterAmericans

Instagram: wbspenguins / amerkshockey

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky /

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS and @_NickHart / For RCH: Don Stevens @DonStevensAmerk

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep // @LetsGoAmerks / @AmerksExtra

Radio: For WBS: WILK NewsRadio / For Rochester: ESPN Rochester

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): WBRE Fan Friday ($14 Tickets), January Magnetic Schedule (First 5,000), Postgame Autographs, $2 Draft Beers (6-7:30 p.m.)

Other Game to Watch: Providence puts their 12 game point streak on the line against a Bridgeport team who has lost two games in a row, the first time that has happened all year.

Next Five Games: SPR 12/17, @ BNG 12/26, SPR 12/27, PRO 12/30, @ BNG 12/31