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Home Game: 8

AHL Game: 201

Who: Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Wednesday vs. Springfield the Pens won 2-1. Rookie Beau Bennett registered both goals. For Bridgeport, on Sunday they hosted the Connecticut Whale and won 4-3. Michael Haley had a pair of goals and was named third star of the game.

Last Meeting: November 4 in Bridgeport, the Pens won 5-3. Paul Thompson registered a second period natural hat trick in the victory.

Record: For WBS: 7-6 (14 pts., 3rd place East Division) For BRI: 8-3 (16 pts., 2nd place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: Penguins look to continue to carry momentum from Wednesday’s strong showing against the top team in the conference in Springfield into tonight’s game against a strong Bridgeport team. The Sound Tigers will be without ex-Penguin Colin McDonald, who was suspended two games by the AHL earlier this week for a match penalty for boarding.

Referee(s): Geno Binda

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Matt McNulty

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheSoundTigers

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /soundtigers

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @fornabaioctp

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For BRI: Phil Giubileo @philgpbp and Carmine Vetrano @cvetrano32

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Bridgeport: AHL Live *

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): PA Lottery Night (first 2,500 fans 18 and older)

Other Game to Watch: Syracuse hosts Hershey in Central New York tonight. The Bears are looking to get out of the East Division basement against the first place team in the division.

Next Five Games: @ HER 11/17, @ HER 11/21, TOR 11/24, @ ALB 11/25**, SYR 11/30

* – Bridgeport really doesn’t have a true “radio” broadcast. The Sound Tigers-centric radio feed is going to be found on AHL Live under the “radio” tab.

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Home Game: 7

AHL Game: 186

Who: Springfield Falcons

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Saturday at home vs. the Portland Pirates, the Pens won via the shootout 4-3. Trevor Smith scored two goals. For Springfield, on Sunday they defeated the Norfolk Admirals 5-0. Curtis McElhinney stopped 35 shots to earn first start honors and his league leading 8th win of the year as well as his league leading 4th shutout. Cam Atkinson had a four point night (1-3-4)

Last Meeting: Back on October 19, the Penguins were in Springfield and lost 4-2. Rookie Beau Bennett had two assists in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 6-6 (12 pts., 4th place East Division) — For SPR: 8-1-0-2 (18 pts., 1st place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins are in for a test vs. a very good Springfield team. It’s never too early in a season to see how they stack up against the Conference’s best.

Referee(s): Ryan Hersey

Linesmen: Leo Boylan / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheFalconsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /falconsahl

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For SPR: Mike Kelly @MikeFalconsAHL

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Springfield: WHYN News Talk 560 / Nationally: On SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (Sirius 207, XM 92)

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Two teams out West square off in the Lake Erie Monsters and Abbotsford Heat. Both are at the top of the Western Conference and both are looking to stay there.

Next Five Games: BRI 11/16, @ HER 11/17, @ HER 11/21, TOR 11/24, @ ALB 11/25*

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Home Game: 6

AHL Game: 170

Who: Portland Pirates

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Last night vs. Hershey, the Pens lost 3-1. Riley Holzapfel had the lone goal for the Pens in the loss. For Portland, they were in Worcester and also lost 3-1. Chris Brown had the lone goal for the Pirates in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 5-6 (10 pts., 5th place East Division) For POR: 4-4-1-0 (9 pts., 4th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Penguins welcome the Portland Pirates from the Atlantic Division. They boast NHL prospect Oliver Eckman-Larsson and familiar face Chris Conner, who played for the Penguins a few years ago.

Referee(s): Nic Leduc

Linesmen: Scott Adams / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @portlandpirates

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /PortlandPirates

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @Chris_MHJ

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / POR: Jeff Mannix @jeffmannix

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Portland: News Talk 1310 WLOB

Television: AHL Live / My Network TV (WQMY-TV) in Wilkes-Barre.

Promotion(s): Team Photo – sponsored by Bayard (first 5,000 fans)

Other Game to Watch: Syracuse hosts Rochester tonight. Coming into this weekend, the Amerks are the only team besides the Penguins to beat the Crunch in regulation.

Next Five Games: SPR 11/14, BRI 11/16, @ HER 11/17, @ HER 11/21, TOR 11/24

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Home Game: 5

AHL Game: 158

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Wednesday at home vs. Binghamton, the Penguins won 1-0 in a shootout. Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff stopped all 32 shots faced. For Hershey, they lost in Bridgeport to the Sound Tigers 3-2. Bears Captain Boyd Kane had a goal in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 5-5 (10 pts., 3rd place East Division) For HER: 4-4-1-0 (9 pts., 5th place East Division)

Last Meeting: October 28 in Hershey the Pens lost 3-2. Eric Tangradi had a goal for the Pens in the loss.

Why you should care: The Penguins are on a roll, but the Big Bear Machine is in town looking to derail the great track the Pens are on. It’s Penguins / Bears on a Friday night!

Referee(s): David Banfield

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Matt McNulty

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheHersheyBears

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /TheHersheyBears

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @timleone

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / HER: Scott Stuccio @ScottStuccio and Randy “Rock” Johnson @RRJ_Hockey

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @SweetestHockey

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Hershey: 1460 The Ticket

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: The Connecticut Whale lost 10-2 in Hartford against the Springfield Falcons. Now the Whale are in Central Massachusetts looking to repay the Falcons for what they did to them at the beginning of the week.

Next Five Games: POR 11/10, SPR 11/14, BRI 11/16, @ HER 11/17, @ HER 11/21

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Home Game: 4

AHL Game: 143

Who: Binghamton Senators

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Sunday in Bridgeport, the Pens won 5-3. Paul Thompson had a natural hat trick and was named the first star of the game. For Binghamton, they were in Norfolk on Saturday and lost 4-2. B-Sens captain Andre Benoit had a goal in the loss.

Last Meeting: It was the Penguins first game of the year back on October 13 in Binghamton and the Pens lost 2-1. Trevor Smith had the only goal for the Penguins.

Record: For WBS: 4-5 (8 pts., 5th place East Division) For BNG: 4-4-1-0 (9 pts., 3rd place East Division)

Why you should care: Penguins look to carry the stellar performances from the road into the friendly confines of Mohegan Sun Arena against a much improved Binghamton team.

Referee(s): Ryan Murphy

Linesmen: Luke Murray / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @BSens_Hockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /binghamtonsenators

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @PSBSens

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For BNG: Grady Whittenburg @BSensRadio

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @BSensExaminer

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For  Binghamton: Big 107.5

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Syracuse is North of the Border in the Steel City facing off against the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Next Five Games: HER 11/9, PRO 11/10, SPR 11/14, BRI 11/16, @ HER 11/17

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Away Game: 6

AHL Game: 131

Who: Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Where: Webster Bank Arena

When: 3:00 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Friday in Manchester, the Pens won 3-0. Jeff Zatkoff pitched a 33 save shutout against his old team. For Bridgeport, they hosted Hershey last night and won 3-2. Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and was named the games first star.

Last Meeting: October 20 in the Penguins home opener the Sound Tigers spoiled it by winning it 3-2. Eric Tangradi had a goal in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 3-5 (6 pts., 5th place East Division) For BRI: 5-2 (10 pts., 2nd place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: Penguins are trending upwards it seems. Does the momentum from this past Friday’s win carry over into Sunday afternoon?

Referee(s): Geno Binda

Linesmen: Jim Briggs / Brent Colby

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheSoundTigers

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /soundtigers

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @fornabaioctp

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For BRI: Phil Giubileo @philgpbp and Carmine Vetrano @cvetrano32

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Bridgeport: AHL Live *

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: We are the only East Division team in action today, so I point you out west where the Edmonton Oilers Oklahoma City Barons with Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and others take on the San Antonio Rampage.

Next Five Games: BNG 11/7, HER 11/9, PRO 11/10, SPR 11/14, BRI 11/16

* – Bridgeport really doesn’t have a true “radio” broadcast. The Sound Tigers-centric radio feed is going to be found on AHL Live under the “radio” tab.

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Away Game: 5

AHL Game: 112

Who: Manchester Monarchs

Where: Verizon Wireless Arena

When: 7:00 p.m. EST

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Last Game: Last Sunday, the Pens dropped a 3-2 decision in Hershey. Eric Tangradi had a goal in the loss. For Manchester, they defeated the Binghamton Senators 4-0. Martin Jones had a 29 save shutout and was named first star of the game.

Record: For WBS: 2-5 (4 pts., 5th place East Division) For MCH:  (5-1 10 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: The Monarchs pose a stiff challenge to the Penguins who have started out slow. A strong showing tonight will go a long way for a lot of fans disappointed in the last place Penguins.

Referee(s): Graham Skilliter

Linesmen: Brian McDonald / Joe Ross

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @MonarchsHockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /MonarchsHockey

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @timleone

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / MCH: Ken Cail

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For MCH: Monarchs Webcast
(Note: Tonight’s game can also be heard on SiriusXM’s NHL Network Radio)

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Hershey is in Springfield tonight which should be another high profile game.

Next Five Games: @ BRI 11/4, BNG 11/7, HER 11/9, PRO 11/10, SPR 11/14