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Eastern Conference Final Game 2 — St. John’s IceCaps

AHL Game: M2

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mile One Centre

When: 6:00 p.m.*

Series: WBS leads 1-0 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night in St. John’s, the Penguins got goals from Chuck Kobasew, Conor Sheary and Tom Kostopoulos, 31 saves from Peter Mannino, and a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill as they took Game 1 from the IceCaps 3-2. Andrew Gordon scored twice for the IceCaps in the loss.

What to Watch For: IceCap Improvement. Hey, St. John’s is a hell of a team. They don’t want to go down 0-2 to the Penguins as the series shifts back to Northeastern PA Wednesday. Expect the IceCaps to be better. For the Penguins, they can work on a few things to improve on and have just as good a chance as the IceCaps to bring the series back home 2-0 rather than split 1-1.

Referee(s): Dave Lewis / Trevor Hanson

Linesmen: John Grandt / Jim Vail

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @IceCapsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /stjohnsicecaps

Instagram: wbspenguins / stjohnsicecaps

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @telyrobinshort / @telybrendan

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @CharlesMDart

Radio: For WBS: 103.1 WILK-FM / For St. John’s: Listen Live

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 3?: Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre at 7:05 p.m.

* – game played in Newfoundland, Canada, which is 90 minutes ahead of Wilkes-Barre time.

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Eastern Conference Final Game 1 — St. John’s IceCaps

AHL Game: M1

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mile One Centre

When: 6:00 p.m.*

Series: Tied 0-0 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Season Series: Nov. 22: STJ 2 @ WBS 1 — Nov. 23: STJ 2 @ WBS 5 — Dec. 6: WBS 0 @ STJ 5 — Dec. 7: WBS 3 @ STJ 0

Top Four Scorers for the Penguins vs. the IceCaps:1. Bobby Farnham (3 GP, 2-2-4, +4) 2. Brendan Mikkelson (4 GP, 0-4-4, +5) 3. Tom Kostopoulos (4 GP, 1-1-2, -1) 4. Jayson Megna (2 GP, 1-1-2, +2)

Top Four Scorers for the IceCaps vs. the Penguins: 1. Carl Klingberg (4 GP, 2-1-3, +1) 2. Eric O’Dell (3 GP, 2-1-3, -1) 3. Brendan Kichton (4 GP, 0-3-3, -2) 4. Kyle MacKinnon (4 GP, 0-3-3, -1)

How the IceCaps got here: They defeated the Albany Devils in four games in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and defeated the Norfolk Admirals in six games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

How the Penguins got here: They defeated the Binghamton Senators in four games in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and defeated the Providence Bruins in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

What to Watch For: IceCaps rink rust, having not played in a week vs. the Penguins more active legs coming off of two games this week including a Game 7 Wednesday. Does IceCaps veteran leader Jason Jaffray play? His status was day-to-day. These two teams played four times in the regular season but since both lineups have gone through some changes.

Referee(s): Dave Lewis / Trevor Hanson

Linesmen: John Grandt / Joe Maynard

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @IceCapsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /stjohnsicecaps

Instagram: wbspenguins / stjohnsicecaps

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @telyrobinshort / @telybrendan

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

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @CharlesMDart

Radio: For WBS: 103.1 WILK-FM / For St. John’s: Listen Live

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 2?: Sunday evening in St. John’s, at 6 p.m. Wilkes-Barre time.

* – game played in Newfoundland, Canada, which is 90 minutes ahead of Wilkes-Barre time.

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Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 7 — Providence Bruins

AHL Game: J7

Who: Providence Bruins

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Series: Series Tied 3-3 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Last Game: Monday in Wilkes-Barre, the Bruins got two goals from Alexander Khokhlachev while goaltender Niklas Svedberg bade 36 saves as Providence forced this deciding seventh game with a 4-1 win over the Penguins. Conor Sheary scored for Wilkes-Barre in the loss.

What to Watch For: Anything. As in, anything can happen in a Game 7.

Referee(s): Dave Lewis / Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Francis Trempe / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AHLBruins

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /providencebruins

Instagram: wbspenguins / ahlbruins

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @MarkDivver

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / PRO: Nick Gagalis @NickGagalis

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 103.1 WILK-FM / For Providence: WNRI 1380 AM

Television: AHL Live

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Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 6 — Providence Bruins

AHL Game: J6

Who: Providence Bruins

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Series: WBS leads 3-2 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Last Game: Saturday in Providence, the Penguins got a third period goal by Anton Zlobin to put the Bruins on the brink of elimination and won 3-2.

What to Watch For: Finish. Penguins do not want to get this to a Game 7 as anything can happen in a Game 7. The Pens need to have their best game of the series if they want to close out Providence tonight.

Referee(s): Mark Lemelin / Darcy Burchell

Linesmen: Jud Ritter / Francis Trempe

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AHLBruins

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /providencebruins

Instagram: wbspenguins / ahlbruins

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @MarkDivver

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / PRO: Nick Gagalis @NickGagalis

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 103.1 WILK-FM / For Providence: WNRI 1380 AM

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 7?: If the Penguins win tonight, there is no need for a seventh game. If the Bruins do win later, then Game 7 would be Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre at 7:05 p.m.

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Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 5 — Providence Bruins

AHL Game: J5

Who: Providence Bruins

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center

When: 7:05 p.m.

Series: Tied 2-2 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night in Providence, the Pens lost 3-2 in overtime. The Bruins score with .6 seconds left in regulation and then scored again in overtime to tie the series at two games a piece.

What to Watch For: Buttoning up. The Penguins were exposed last night in a few areas and it cost them. They need to play a full 60 minutes tonight to bring this series back to Wilkes-Barre up 3-2.

Referee(s): Tom Chmielewski / Graham Skilliter

Linesmen: Brian MacDonald / Trent Knorr

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AHLBruins

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /providencebruins

Instagram: wbspenguins / ahlbruins

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @MarkDivver

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / PRO: Nick Gagalis @NickGagalis

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 103.1 WILK-FM / For Providence: WNRI 1380 AM

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 6?: Monday night in Wilkes-Barre at 7:05

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Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 4 — Providence Bruins

AHL Game: J4

Who: Providence Bruins

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center

When: 7:05 p.m.

Series: WBS leads 2-1 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Last Game: Wednesday in Providence, the Pens came back from a 4-1 deficit to force double overtime, and Simon Despres secured the game winning goal. Rookie Conor Sheary had a goal and two assists.

What to Watch For: Killer Instinct. The Pens would love to ideally close this series out this weekend and not need a Game 6 Monday in Wilkes-Barre. In order to do that, they need to play like they played in the third period Wednesday.

Referee(s): Tom Chmielewski / Graham Skilliter

Linesmen: Bob Bernard / Trent Knorr

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AHLBruins

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /providencebruins

Instagram: wbspenguins / ahlbruins

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @MarkDivver

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / PRO: Nick Gagalis @NickGagalis

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 103.1 WILK-FM / For Providence: WNRI 1380 AM

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 5?: Tomorrow night in Providence at 7:05

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Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 3 — Providence Bruins

AHL Game: J3

Who: Providence Bruins

Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center

When: 7:05 p.m.

Series: Tied 1-1 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Last Game: Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre, Anton Zlobin had two goals in his return from injury as the Penguins steamrolled the Bruins 6-1.

What to Watch For: Discipline. Things got testy in the third period Saturday with the game well decided in favor of the Penguins. The more disciplined team tonight probably walks away winners tonight.

Referee(s): Mark Lemelin / Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Chris Millea / Jack Millea

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @WBSGameDay / @AHLBruins

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /providencebruins

Instagram: wbspenguins / ahlbruins

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @MarkDivver

Broadcasters: WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / PRO: Nick Gagalis @NickGagalis

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 103.1 WILK-FM / For Providence: WNRI 1380 AM

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 4?: Friday night, May 16, in Providence at 7:05