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Home Game: 31

AHL Game: 913

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins scored three third period goals en route to a 5-3 win over Hershey. Several players had two point games. For Hershey, the Bears were in Binghamton Friday and won 2-1. Hershey scored two quick first period goals and held on from there.

Record: For WBS: 35-19-2-4 (76 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For HER: 37-17-5-2 (81 pts., 1st place East Division)

Why you should care: Penguins rematch against the Bears, who played last night in Binghamton and won. While Wilkes-Barre can’t overtake the Bears for first in the division this weekend, a regulation win tonight would keep the heat on the Bears and would be ideal for the Penguins if they are going to win the East Division.

Referee(s): Dave Lewis

Linesmen: Leo Boylan / Luke Murray

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @TheHersheyBears

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /TheHersheyBears

Instagram: wbspenguins / thehersheybears

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @TLTomVenesky // @timleone

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 / WQMY-TV in Wilkes-Barre, simulcast in Pittsburgh.

Promotion(s): Player Bobblehead, courtesy of Dodge Ram

Other Game to Watch: Keep tabs on Hartford at Binghamton. B-Sens have been hot lately and you know they will be looking to rebound from last nights setback. Wolf Pack are in Wilkes-Barre Sunday afternoon.

Next Five Games: HFD 3/15, @ SYR 3/20, BNG 3/21, @ LV 3/22, @ BNG 3/27

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Home Game: 30

AHL Game: 890

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Sunday in Springfield, Matt Murray shattered the all-time shutout streak with 304:11 of shutout hockey. The Penguins beat the Falcons 4-1. For Hershey, they hosted the Portland Pirates Sunday and lost 5-1. Stan Galiev scored the only goal for the Bears in the loss.

Last Meeting: February 7 in Hershey, the Pens lost 4-3 in overtime. Wilkes-Barre scored three straight goals before Bears D Mike Moore scored at 3:24 of overtime.

Record: For WBS: 34-19-2-4 (74 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For HER: 36-16-5-2 (79 pts., 1st place East Division)

Why you should care: These two teams are as evenly matched as two teams can be. They both haven’t lost much recently (Bears: 17-3-1-1 Penguins: 14-2-1-1) and have goaltenders (Philipp Grubauer and Matt Murray) who are premier AHL goaltenders. They both don’t like each other and this matchup has divisional championship implications.

Referee(s): Pierre Lambert / Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Ryan Knapp / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @TheHersheyBears

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /TheHersheyBears

Instagram: wbspenguins / thehersheybears

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @TLTomVenesky // @timleone

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): None

Other Game to Watch: Lake Erie has been on a bit of a surge. The Monsters are in Texas taking on the defending champion Stars tonight.

Next Five Games: HER 3/14, HFD 3/15, @ SYR 3/20, BNG 3/21, @ LV 3/22

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Away Game: 30

AHL Game: 879

Who: Springfield Falcons

Where: MassMutual Center

When: 3:00 p.m.

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Last Game: Yesterday afternoon in Manchester, the Penguins won 3-0. Tom Kuhnhackl had a shorthanded goal, Matt Murray recorded his fourth consecutive Penguins shutout, setting a team record, and ninth overall shutout of the season. For Springfield, they were in Providence last night and lost 4-1. Michael Chaput scored the only goal for the Falcons in the loss.

Last Meeting: February 3 in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins shutout the Falcons 4-0. Andrew Ebbett had two goals. Matt Murray had a 28 save shutout.

Record: For WBS: 33-19-2-4 (72 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For SPR: 32-21-6-0 (70 pts., 2nd place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: Matt Murray is about 23 minutes away from AHL history. If history is any indicator based off of his play and the Penguins play against Springfield this season, not allowing the Falcons to score a single goal in three prior meetings, Murray should coast to AHL history. But this is an important game for the Falcons as well, who are in the thick of it in the playoff race and beak and beak with the Penguins for the fourth spot in the standings.

Referee(s): Tom Chmielewski / Darcy Burchell 

Linesmen: Frank Murphy / Derek Wahl

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @TheFalconsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /falconsahl

Instagram: wbspenguins / falconsahl

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie 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

Other Game to Watch: Portland is trying to make a push into playoffs, but they are in Hershey this afternoon where the Bears are stellar at home. Should be an interesting one.

Next Five Games: HER 3/11, HER 3/14, HFD 3/15, @ SYR 3/20, BNG 3/21

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Away Game: 28

AHL Game: 852

Who: Manchester Monarchs

Where: Verizon Wireless Arena

When: 7:00 p.m.

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Last Game: Sunday in Bridgeport, the Penguins won 7-0. Josh Archibald had two goals in his return from the ECHL. Matt Murray picked up his league leading eighth shutout of the season….For Manchester, they shutout the Worcester Sharks 2-0 Sunday. Patrik Bartosak had a 29 save shutout.

Last Meeting: November 22 in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins lost 3-2. J-S Dea and Conor Sheary notched goals for the Penguins in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 32-18-2-4 (70 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For MCH: 34-14-5-2 (75 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Penguins face an important weekend that begins with a short two game set in New Hampshire against the Monarchs, who have been the class of the Eastern Conference all season long. This will be a good litmus test for the Penguins to see how they stack up against some of the AHL’s elite.

Referee(s): Geno Binda

Linesmen: Joe Andrews / Alex Stagnone

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @MonarchsHockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /MonarchsHockey

Instagram: wbspenguins / monarchshockey

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie and @TLTomVenesky

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / MCH: Ken Cail @kenmonarchs

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For MCH: WGIR 610 AM

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: I like Albany and St. John’s in Newfoundland. These are two teams that want back in to the playoff discussion and will try to use each other to take advantage.

Next Five Games: @ MCH 3/7, @ SPR 3/8, HER 3/11, HER 3/14, HFD 3/15

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Away Game: 27

AHL Game: 836

Who: Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Where: Webster Bank Arena

When: 3:00 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night in Hartford, the Pens won 3-2 in overtime. Andrew Ebbett did the overtime honors. For Bridgeport, the Sound Tigers were in Springfield and were shutout 3-0.

Last Meeting: February 8 in Bridgeport, the Pens won 3-1. Three different Penguins scored goals and goaltender Matt Murray stopped 36 of 37 shots to pick up first star honors.

Record: For WBS: 31-18-2-4 (68 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For BRI: 21-28-5-1 (48 pts., 5th place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: So the Penguins go 7-0-1-1 in the month of February. That’s great, but this is March now. Expect a hungry Sound Tigers team that will be looking to play spoiler on a Penguins team flying high off of a fantastic month.

Referee(s): Cameron Voss / Geno Binda

Linesmen: Mike Baker / Brent Colby

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @TheSoundTigers

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /soundtigers

Instagram: wbspenguins / thesoundtigers

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie and @TLTomVenesky / @fornabaioctp

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For BRI: Phil Giubileo @philgpbp

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: WILK NewsRadio / For BRI: I don’t think Sound Tigers games are on radio. Here’s the link to AHL Live where you could here the game if you want to.

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Teams ahead of and behind the Penguins lock up later this afternoon in Hershey. The Bears host the Phantoms at 5.

Next Five Games: @ MCH 3/6, @ MCH 3/7, @ SPR 3/8, HER 3/11, HER 3/14

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Away Game: 26

AHL Game: 824

Who: Hartford Wolf Pack

Where: XL Center

When: 7:00 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Sunday in Hartford, the Pens won 4-1. Andrew Ebbett notched his 100th and 101st AHL goals in the win. For the Wolf Pack, they were in Manchester last night and lost 4-2. Steve Spinell and Tyler Brown scored for the Wolf Pack in the loss.

Last Meeting: Was this past Sunday. The Penguins Bobby Farnham left the game after a vicious open ice hit from Hartford’s Dylan McIrlath.

Record: For WBS: 30-18-2-4 (66 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For HFD: 30-18-4-3 (67 pts., 3rd place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins rematch with the Wolf Pack looking to sweep Hartford in the Connecticut capital on Saturday night. The Wolfpack are just a point ahead of the Pens in the race for fourth in the Conference. It will take another team effort if the Pens want to leave Hartford with another two points towards the playoff push.

Referee(s): Evgeny Romasko

Linesmen: Paul Simeon / Derek Wahl

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WolfPackAHL

Facebook:  /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /HartfordWolfPack

Instagram: wbspenguins / hartford_wolfpack

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie 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

Other Game to Watch: Springfield finishes off a two game home series with tomorrow’s opponent, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers tonight in Massachusetts.

Next Five Games: @ BRI 3/1, @ MCH 3/6, @ MCH 3/7, @ SPR 3/8, HER 3/11

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Away Game: 25

AHL Game: 794

Who: Hartford Wolf Pack

Where: XL Center

When: 3:00 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Last night vs. Providence at home, the Penguins won 2-0. Matt Murray had a 22 save shutout, his seventh of the season. For Hartford, the Wolf Pack were in Allentown last night and beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5-4 in overtime. Oscar Lindberg scored the game winning goal and also had and assist.

Record: For WBS: 29-18-2-4 (64 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For HFD: 30-16-4-3 (67 pts., 2nd place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins embark on a six game road trip that begins Sunday in Hartford. The Wolf Pack are a sneaky good team and the last team the Penguins haven’t faced yet in the Eastern Conference. Hartford is coming off of two overtime wins (they also won 3-2 in overtime Friday in Springfield) so will the Wolf Pack have anything left in the tank today or will they gut out a win against the Penguins?

Referee(s): Peter MacDougall / Jamie Koharski

Linesmen: Mike Baker / Paul Simeon

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WolfPackAHL

Facebook:  /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /HartfordWolfPack

Instagram: wbspenguins / hartford_wolfpack

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie 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

Other Game to Watch: Hershey hosts Providence a bit later at 5 p.m. The Bruins will be looking to rebound from the 2-0 setback the Penguins dealt them last night.

Next Five Games: @ HFD 2/28, @ BRI 3/1, @ MCH 3/6, @ MCH 3/7, @ SPR 3/8