Chirps from Center Ice

A fan blog about the AHL's Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins

Category Archives: Rapid Recap

RAPID RECAP – Pens WIN 4-3 (OT)

Penguins keep piling on the points early on in the season, coming back from a 2-0 hole to win 4-3 in overtime over the Providence Bruins in a thriller.

Ryan Haggerty has the game winning goal :20 into overtime, off a sweet pass from J-S Dea.

Casey DeSmith picked up the win. Andrey Pedan had another strong game.

More in a bit.

RAPID RECAP: Pens LOSE 3-2 (SO)

Pens were lucky to get the point today as penalties and ineffectiveness on the power play doom them as they fall 3-2 in a shootout.

Goals scored by Daniel Sprong and Zach-Aston Reese bookended goals scored by a relentless Hershey side that played two games prior to Sunday’s matinee in Wilkes-Barre.

Penguins weren’t able to score on a long stretch of 5-on-3. Later, in the shootout, were not able to score in the shootout.

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RAPID RECAP: Pens WIN 3-2

Well, Hershey didn’t look like the 1-4-1 team coming in.

A furious rush at the end for the visitors isn’t enough as the Penguins win their fourth straight and beat their I-81 rivals 3-2.

Tristan Jarry looked solid in goal, Dominik Simon had the game winner, Teddy Blueger and J-S Dea scored for the Penguins.

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RAPID RECAP: Pens WIN 3-2 (SO)

Probably the most complete game the Penguins have played to date in this young season, beating a very much improved Hartford Wolf Pack team tonight 3-2 in a shootout tonight.

Pens fell behind in the first on two consecutive power play goals that Hartford scored on to fall behind 2-0. But they battled back from goals by Gage Quinney and Jarrett Burton and battled the Wolf Pack to a shootout where J-S Dea scored and Casey DeSmith stopped everyhing coming his way.

Daniel Sprong did not score, this his goal scoring streak stops at five.

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RAPID RECAP – Pens WIN 6-5 (OT)

A thriller in Wilkes-Barre between the Penguins and Laval Rocket.

Lead changes. Hat tricks. Overtime game winners. Good flow. Nice pace.

Hat trick by Daniel Sprong, who is lighting this league on fire, and an overtime goal by Teddy Blueger propel the Penguins to a win over the high powered offense of the Laval Rocket.

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RAPID RECAP – Pens WIN 6-1

Offensive explosion this afternoon by the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins who unload six goals on the Syracuse Crunch and win 6-1.

Gage Quinney was the first star of the game, with a goal and two assists in his first game of the season for the Penguins.

Casey DeSmith picked up the win.

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RAPID RECAP – Pens WIN 5-0

33 save shutout by Casey DeSmith and two power play goals by the Penguins special teams coupled with being perfect on the penalty kill propel the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins to their first win of the season, 5-0 over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Goals by Tom Sestito, Daniel Sprong, Frank Corrado, J-S Dea and Dominik Simon.

Full piece in a bit.