PENGUINS WEEKLY – 3/1/22
Penguins nab seven of eight points in last week of February
PENGUINS WEEKLY – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-21-2-4) begins busy March with three-in-three on the road
Penguins Weekly Rewind
Tuesday, Feb. 22 – PENGUINS 3 at Hershey 1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton grinded out a gutsy win at Giant Center with the Pens’ fourth line carrying the offense. Kyle Olson scored twice and Jonathan Gruden recorded three points (1G-2A).
Wednesday, Feb. 23 – PENGUINS 2 vs. Lehigh Valley 3 (SO)
Gruden and Filip Hållander gave the Penguins a 2-0 lead in the first period, but the Phantoms slowly clawed back into the contest. Alex D’Orio stood tall in the face of a seven-shot barrage in OT, but Lehigh Valley squeaked away with the shootout win.
Saturday, Feb. 26 – PENGUINS 5 at Bridgeport 3
Hållander scored the first hat trick of his career, leading the Penguins to a crucial win in their first visit to Bridgeport. Tommy Nappier made 28 saves to win his third game in a row.
Sunday, Feb. 27 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Syracuse 3 (OT)
Skating in his 400th AHL game, captain Taylor Fedun delivered the overtime-winner for the Penguins. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s offense was also buoyed by multi-point performances by Valtteri Puustinen (1G-1A), Radim Zohorna (1G-1A) and Drew O’Connor (1G-2A).
The Week Ahead
Friday, Mar. 4 – PENGUINS at Bridgeport
The Penguins return to Bridgeport to take on the Islanders in the first game of a back-to-back set. Anthony Angello has scored in both of the Pens’ meetings with the Isles this season.
Saturday, Mar. 5 – PENGUINS at Bridgeport
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s last game in Bridgeport arrives one week after its first visit. Despite losing both of their previous two games against the Penguins, 13 different Islanders have recorded a point against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.
Sunday, Mar. 6 – PENGUINS at Providence
The Penguins close out their three-in-three with an afternoon game at Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The road team has controlled this season series, winning all four previous matchups.
Ice Chips
– The Penguins’ current five-game point streak is the third time this season they’ve gone on a run securing nine out of 10 points.
– Filip Hållander’s hat trick on Saturday was the Penguins’ first since Dec. 27, 2019 (Anthony Angello vs. Lehigh Valley).
– Jonathan Gruden and Drew O’Connor earned the first three-point games of their careers on Tuesday and Sunday, respectively.
– Sunday was Taylor Fedun’s 400th AHL game.
– Alex Nylander’s next game will be his 300th as a pro.
DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pts%
1. Springfield 50 28 15 5 2 63 .630
2. Providence 44 24 14 3 3 54 .614
3. Hartford 47 25 16 4 2 56 .596
4. Hershey 51 26 19 3 3 58 .569
5. Charlotte 50 26 21 3 0 55 .550
6. PENGUINS 50 23 21 2 4 52 .520
7. Lehigh Valley 48 18 20 7 3 46 .479
8. Bridgeport 51 19 23 5 4 47 .461
TEAM LEADERS
SKATERS GP G A PTS
Valtteri Puustinen 49 16 17 33
Alex Nylander 47 16 12 28
Pierre-Olivier Joseph^ 40 8 20 28
Félix Robert 43 10 12 22
Jordy Bellerive 48 7 15 22
GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Shutouts
Louis Domingue^ 10 3-4-2 2.69 .918 0
Filip Lindberg* 7 4-2-0 2.76 .915 0
Alex D’Orio 18 7-8-2 2.71 .900 1
Tommy Nappier* 16 8-6-2 2.91 .897 0
* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Fri, Mar. 4 Bridgeport Webster Bank Arena 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar. 5 Bridgeport Webster Bank Arena 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Mar. 6 Providence Dunkin’ Donuts Center 3:05 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Fri, Feb. 25 (D) Mark Friedman Recalled from conditioning loan by PIT
Fri, Feb. 25 (D) Pierre-Olivier Joseph Recalled to PIT
PENGUINS WEEKLY – Individual game tickets as well as season-ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are on sale now. Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.
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