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GAMEDAY: vs. Rochester 11/14

1 Comment Posted by on November 14, 2015

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Home Game: 8

AHL Game: 196

Who: Rochester Americans

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night at home vs. Hershey the Penguins won 7-0. Seven different Penguins scored goals and Matt Murray picked up his second shutout of the season. For the Amerks, they were in Lehigh Valley and lost 7-1. Colby Robak scored the only goal for Rochester in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 10-1-0-0 (10 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For RCH: 6-6-0-0 (12 pts., 6 place North Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins look to keep the hot start going against a Rochester team that lost big last night and will undoubtedly make changes from last night to tonight.

Referee(s): Peter Tarnaris

Linesmen: Francois Dussureault / Bob Goodman

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AmerksHockey 

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /RochesterAmericans

Instagram: wbspenguins / amerkshockey

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky // @KevinODandC

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @LetsGoAmerks

Radio: For WBS: WILK NewsRadio / For Rochester 1280 AM WHTK

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Bridgeport is in Hershey. Both teams are nipping at the Penguins heels in the division.

Next Five Games: @ HFD 11/15, @ BNG 11/20, @ ALB 11/21, @ BNG 11/25, vs. PRO 11/27

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GAMEDAY: vs. Hershey 11/13

1 Comment Posted by on November 13, 2015

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Home Game: 7

AHL Game: 184

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last Friday at home against St. John’s the Pens won 4-1. The Penguins scored three goals in the span of about two and a half minutes in the third period to win the game. For Hershey, they lost to St. John’s the following night 4-3 in a shootout. Carter Camper set up three goals and Stan Galiev, down on a conditioning assignment, scored two goals in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 9-1-0-0 (18 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For HER: 6-3-0-3 (15 pts., 3rd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Pens are undefeated at home and are off to one of the better starts in team history. Wilkes-Barre has beaten every type of team that has come their way rather soundly of recent. How they start against their biggest rival is going to be key tonight.

Referee(s): David Banfield

Linesmen: Matt McNulty / Luke Murray

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @TheHersheyBears

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /TheHersheyBears

Instagram: wbspenguins / thehersheybears

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky // @davesottile

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / HER: Scott Stuccio @ScottStuccio

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @ChocHockey

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

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Eyewitness News Fan Friday | tickets just $14 | $2 drafts (select drafts, 6-7:30pm)

Other Game to Watch: Tomorrow’s opponent, Rochester, is in Allentown tonight taking on the Phantoms. Let’s go with that one.

Next Five Games: RCH 11/14, @ HFD 11/15, @ BNG 11/20, @ ALB 11/21, @ BNG 11/25

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GAMEDAY: vs. St. John’s 11/6

Comments Off on GAMEDAY: vs. St. John’s 11/6 Posted by on November 6, 2015

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Home Game: 6

AHL Game: 144

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game / Last Meeting: Wednesday at home, the Penguins exploded for three goals in the span of 2:45 in the second period and beat St. John’s 5-2. Tom Kuhnhackl had a goal. J-S Dea had three assists. Matt Murray stopped 41 of 43 shots.

Record: For WBS: 8-1-0-0 (16 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For STJ: 6-4-1-1 (14 pts., 2nd place North Division)

Why you should care: Expect the IceCaps to come out more determined than they were Wednesday and expect a much closer game.

Referee(s): Ryan Hersey

Linesmen: Leo Boylan / Bill Lyons

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @IceCapsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /stjohnsicecaps

Instagram: wbspenguins / stjohnsicecaps

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

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @CharlesMDart

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

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Eyewitness News Fan Friday | Tickets just $14 | $2 drafts (select drafts, 6-7:30pm)

Other Game to Watch: I like the Hershey / Lehigh Valley matchup tonight myself.

Next Five Games: HER 11/13, RCH 11/14, @ HFD 11/15, @ BNG 11/20, @ ALB 11/21

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GAMEDAY: vs. St. John’s 11/4

Comments Off on GAMEDAY: vs. St. John’s 11/4 Posted by on November 4, 2015

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Home Game: 5

AHL Game: 132

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last Friday at home against Hartford, the Penguins won 4-1. Scott Wilson had a pair of goals and was named the first star of the game. For St. John’s, they played in Hershey on Halloween Saturday and lost 4-2. St. John’s had a 2-0 lead on the Bears before conceding four straight goals.

Record: For WBS: 7-1-0-0 (14 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For STJ: 6-3-1-1 (14 pts., 2nd place North Division)

Why you should care: The IceCaps come in as a strong team that look like an even matchup against the Penguins. This should be a good midweek contest.

Referee(s): Evgeny Romasko / Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen: Tom DellaFranco / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @IceCapsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /stjohnsicecaps

Instagram: wbspenguins / stjohnsicecaps

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

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @CharlesMDart

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

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: The only other game going on is Utica hosting Hartford. The other two games on the docket today were kids day games.

Next Five Games: STJ 11/6, HER 11/13, RCH 11/14, @ HFD 11/15, @ BNG 11/20

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GAMEDAY: vs. Hartford 10/30

Comments Off on GAMEDAY: vs. Hartford 10/30 Posted by on October 30, 2015

 

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Home Game: 4

AHL Game: 110

Who: Hartford Wolf Pack

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Wednesday at home against Binghamton, the Pens won 4-3. J-S Dea scored the game winning goal in the third period set up by Ty Loney, who had two assists in the game and was named first star. For Hartford, they last were in action Sunday in Hershey and won in a shootout 3-2. Nick Tarnasky had two goals and was named first star.

Record: For WBS: 6-1-0-0 (12 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For HFD: 5-1-1-0 (11 pts., 2nd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins look to make it six wins in a row against a really good, underrated Hartford team who have not come away empty handed in the points department since October 10 against the IceCaps. This is going to be a great test for both teams tonight.

Referee(s): Garrett Rank

Linesmen: Matt McNulty / Luke Murray

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WolfPackAHL

Facebook:  /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /HartfordWolfPack

Instagram: wbspenguins / hartford_wolfpack

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TLTomVenesky / @HowlingsToday

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For HFD: Bob Crawford / @HawkCrawford

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

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

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Fan Fridays. $14 Lower Bowl Seats – $2 beers till 7:30

Other Game to Watch: Baseball wise, Game 3 of the Mets and Kansas City Royals. Metsies still looking for their first win of the series, down 0-2. AHL wise, I am going with the rematch of St. John’s and Lehigh Valley down in Allentown.

Next Five Games: STJ 11/4, STJ 11/6, HER 11/13, RCH 11/14, @ HFD 11/15

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GAMEDAY: vs. Binghamton 10/28

Comments Off on GAMEDAY: vs. Binghamton 10/28 Posted by on October 28, 2015

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Home Game: 3

AHL Game: 95

Who: Binghamton Senators

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Saturday at home against the Springfield Falcons, the Penguins won 3-2 in overtime. Dominick Simon scored the game winning goal in overtime and also had an assist. Fpr Binghamton, the Senators lost Sunday in Albany against the Devils 4-1. The Devils scored four power play goals. Matt Puempel scored a power play goal in the loss for Binghamton.

Record: For WBS: 5-1-0-0 (10 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division) — For BNG: 3-3-0-0 (6 pts., 4th place North Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins will look to continue their winning streak at home against teh B-Sens who gave up 4 power play goals Sunday to the Devils. The Penguins have a Top 5 rated power play in the AHL and should take advantage of this if they want to win.

Referee(s): Evgeny Romasko / Furman South

Linesmen: Francois Dussureault / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @BSens_Hockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /binghamtonsenators

Instagram: wbspenguins / bsens_hockey

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso / @TLTomVenesky // @SteinTime44

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

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

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Game 2 of the World Series between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals.

Next Five Games: HFD 10/30, STJ 11/4, STJ 11/6, HER 11/13, RCH 11/14

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GAMEDAY: vs. Springfield 10/24

Comments Off on GAMEDAY: vs. Springfield 10/24 Posted by on October 24, 2015

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Home Game: 2

AHL Game: 83

Who: Springfield Falcons

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game / Last Meeting: Last night in Springfield, the Penguins won 5-0. Matt Murray collected his first shutout of the season with a dazzling 38 save performance and Derrick Pouliot had a three point night (1-2-3) as the Penguins struck twice on the power play in the second period.

Record: For WBS: 4-1-0-0 (8 pts., 2nd place Atlantic Division) — For SPR: 0-4-0-0 (0 pts., 8th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: These two teams close out the home and home series tonight. If you watched the first period of the game Friday, Springfield had a lot of chances and it was only the Penguins success on the power play that helped them get by the Falcons in the second period. If the Penguins can continue to have success on the power play, they will continue to have success, period.

Referee(s): Ben Moser

Linesmen: Tom DellaFranco / Bill Lyons

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @TheFalconsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /falconsahl

Instagram: wbspenguins / falconsahl

Beat Writers: @CVSethLakso and @TLTomVenesky

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For SPR: Andy Zilch @andy_zilch

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

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

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None.

Other Game to Watch: I am going to go with St. John’s hosting the Atlantic Division leading Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Bridgeport is coming off their first loss of the season at the hands of the Penguins and the IceCaps have won three of their last four games.

Next Five Games: BNG 10/28, HFD 10/30, STJ 11/4, STJ 11/6, HER 11/13

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