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Away Game: 12

AHL Game: 344

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Giant Center

When: 5:00 p.m.

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Last Game / Last Meeting: Last night in Wilkes-Barre, the Bears won 2-1. Chris Conner had both goals for the Bears and Bryan Rust scored for the Penguins.

Record: For WBS: 13-9-1-1 (28 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For HER: 13-8-1-1 (28 pts., 1st place East Division)

Why you should care: Penguins have lost eight straight in Hershey. That trend ends today with a mix of the offense showed Friday against Lehigh Valley and the discipline exhibited last night against these same Bears.

Referee(s): Dave Lewis / Tim Mayer

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Bill Lyons

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 NewsRadio / For Hershey: 1460 The Ticket 

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: I like Chicago and San Antonio. Both teams are second in their divisions and would like to move up to that top spot.

Next Five Games: BRI 12/12, @ LV 12/13, HER 12/14, ALB 12/19, @ BNG 12/20

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Home Game: 13

AHL Game: 339

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night at home vs. Lehigh Valley, the Pens won 5-1. Tom Kostopoulos had two goals and was named first star of the game. For Hershey, the Bears hosted the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and won 6-3. Stan Galiev scored the first two goals of the game for the Bears.

Last Meeting: Thanksgiving Eve in Hershey, the Pens lost in a shootout, 2-1. Brian Dumoulin had a last minute, extra attacker goal that guaranteed the Penguins at least a point.

Record: For WBS: 13-8-1-1 (28 pts., 1st place East Division) — For HER: 12-8-1-1 (26 pts., 2nd place East Division)

Why you should care: Last night the Penguins impressed with a lineup bereft of the leading scorers and won in impressive fashion with arguably their best game of the year played to date. A duplication of the process is going to be needed this night vs. the rival Bears who are just two points off the East Division lead Wilkes-Barre owns.

Referee(s): Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Tom George / 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 and WQMY MyNetwork TV (local in Wilkes-Barre)

Promotion(s): Nut Cracker

Other Game to Watch: Oklahoma City is in Milwaukee tonight. The Barons have been the surprise team in the Western Conference.

Next Five Games: @ HER 12/7, BRI 12/12, @ LV 12/13, HER 12/14, ALB 12/19

EDIT: In case you missed the big news earlier, Bryan Rust was recalled to Pittsburgh in place of the injured Patric Hornqvist and Philip Samuelsson was traded to Phoenix for Rob Klinkhammer.

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Home Game: 12

AHL Game: 327

Who: Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Saturday at home against the St. John’s IceCaps, the Penguins won 1-0. J-S Dea scored the goal and Matt Murray had 22 saves for the shutout. For Lehigh Valley, the Phantoms beat Norfolk last Saturday at home by a score of 4-3. Blair Jones had two goals and an assist and was named first star of the game.

Last Meeting: November 14 in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens won 3-1. Scott Wilson had a goal and an assist in the win.

Record: For WBS: 12-8-1-1 (26 pts., 1st place East Division) — For LV: 9-8-2-0 (20 pts., 4th place East Division)

Why you should care: Revamped Wilkes-Barre lineup with injuries up top and call-ups made, but don’t use that as an excuse. The Penguins will roll into this game tonight ready to play and ready to win.

Referee(s): Tim Mayer

Linesmen: Luke Murray / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @WBSPenguins and @WBSGameDay / @LVPhantoms

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins / /LehighValleyPhantoms

Instagram: wbspenguins / lehighvalleyphantoms

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie and @TLTomVenesky / @gblockus

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

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

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): PA Lottery Giveaway

Other Game to Watch: I don’t know about you, but I am going to be keeping my eye on Binghamton in Rochester. The B-Sens offense has been on fire lately and they are hot on the heels of the division leaders.

Next Five Games: HER 12/6, @ HER 12/7, BRI 12/12, @ LV 12/13, HER 12/14

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Home Game: 11

AHL Game: 301

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Wednesday in Hershey the Penguins lost in a shootout 2-1. Brian Dumoulin had the goal for the Pens in the loss. For St. John’s, the IceCaps were in Binghamton Wednesday and came back to win in a shootout by a score of 4-3. John Albert and Chase Balisy both had a goal and an assist in the win for St. John’s.

Last Meeting: October 18 in St. John’s, the Pens won 4-1. Scott Wilson had a goal and an assist for the Pens in the win.

Record: For WBS: 11-8-1-1 (24 pts., 5th place East Division) — For STJ: 9-8-4-1 (23 pts., 2nd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Penguins come into this game without top two forwards Jayson Megna and Andrew Ebbett on recall to Pittsburgh. They only managed one goal in Hershey on Wednesday, where will the goals come from tonight?

Referee(s): Jamie Koharski

Linesmen: Leo Boylan / Scott Pomento

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay // @IceCapsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /stjohnsicecaps

Instagram: wbspenguins / stjohnsicecaps

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @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): Penguins License Plate

Other Game to Watch: The Bears host the hot Syracuse Crunch tonight at Giant Center.

Next Five Games: LV 12/5, HER 12/6, @ HER 12/7, BRI 12/12, @ LV 12/13

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Away Game: 11

AHL Game: 269

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Giant Center

When: 7:00 p.m.

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Last Game: Saturday at home vs. Manchester, the Pens lost 3-2. J-S Dea and Conor Sheary both notched power play goals in the defeat. For Hershey, the Bears were shut out at home against the St. John’s IceCaps by a score of 2-0.

Last Meeting: November 16 in Hershey, the Bears won 3-2. Jayson Megna had both goals for the Penguins in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 11-8-1-0 (23 pts., 1st place East Division) — For HER: 9-7-1-1 (20 pts., 2nd place East Division)

Why you should care: Penguins and Bears meet on a Thanksgiving Eve game important to both teams. The bears want to beat the Penguins and draw within a point of the East Division lead with two games in hand. The Penguins would like to win tonight because that increases the lead over Hershey to five points and takes the games in hand equation out of the picture. And it’s always nice to beat the Bears.

Referee(s): Mark Lemelin / Olivier Gouin

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Scott Pomento

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 NewsRadio / For Hershey: 1460 The Ticket 

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: I am going out West with Iowa visiting Rockford. Since firing their coach, the Wild have improved vastly. Rockford is one of the hottest teams in the AHL. Should be a good measuring stick game for Iowa.

Next Five Games: STJ 11/29, LV 12/5, HER 12/6, @ HER 12/7, BRI 12/12

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Home Game: 10

AHL Game: 258

Who: Manchester Monarchs

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

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Last Game: Last night in Albany, the Penguins won 5-1. Jayson Megna and Scott Wilson both recorded a goal and an assist each in the win. For Manchester, the Monarchs were in Binghamton last night and lost 4-3 in overtime. Nick Shore had two goals and Brian O’Neill had two assists.

Last Meeting: October 12 in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins lost 4-1. Jean-Sebastien Dea had the only goal for the Penguins.

Record: For WBS: 11-7-1-0 (23 pts., 1st place East Division) — For MCH: 11-4-1-0 (23 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: These two teams are two of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference and both are unsurprisingly at top of the Conference. Both teams have won eight of their last ten games. So expect a very good game tonight in Wilkes-Barre.

Referee(s): T.J. Luxmore / Nic Leduc

Linesmen: Jud Ritter / Francis Trempe

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

Promotion(s): Team Photo, courtesy of Bayard Printing

Other Game to Watch: Syracuse hosts Utica in the The Frozen Dome Classic tonight, which is being played in Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Attendance in that game is expected to reach close to 30,000.

Next Five Games: @ HER 11/26, STJ 11/29, LV 12/5, HER 12/6, @ HER 12/7

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AHL Game: 233

Who: Albany Devils

Where: Times Union Center

When: 7:00 p.m.

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Last Game: Wednesday at home against Portland, the Penguins won 2-0. Jeff Zatkoff had a 23 save shutout. For Albany, they played Portland in Portland and were shutout 2-0.

Last Meeting: October 21 in Albany, the Penguins were shutout 4-0. It was Keith Kinkaid with a 22 save shutout for the Devils.

Record: For WBS: 10-7-1-0 (21 pts., 1st place East Division) — For ALB: 7-4-1-3 (18 pts., 4th place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins are looking for revenge against an Albany team that roughed them up pretty good exactly one month ago. It’s going to take another great effort for the Penguins to come home with the two points.

Referee(s): Garrett Rank

Linesmen: Mike Emanatian / Frank Murphy

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AlbanyDevils

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /albanydevils

Instagram: wbspenguins / albanydevils

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie and @TLTomVenesky / @Pete_Dougherty and @Bill_Cain_

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For ALB: Josh Heller @Josh_Heller

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @trace_1114

Radio: For WBS: WILK Newsradio / For Albany: 104.5 The Team

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: I like Syracuse and Adirondack. The Crunch and Flames are two of the AHL’s hottest teams.

Next Five Games: MCH 11/22, @ HER 11/26, STJ 11/29, LV 12/5, HER 12/6