PENGUINS WEEKLY – 3/4/25

Penguins continue playoff push with another jam-packed week

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (29-14-7-1) returns home after seven-game road swing

 

Weekly Rewind

Wednesday, Feb. 26 – PENGUINS 2 at Rochester 5
Three first-period goals by the Americans ultimately provided enough insurance to put down the Penguins. Rutger McGroarty and Boris Katchouk found the back of the net for the Pens.

Friday, Feb. 28 – PENGUINS 2 at Syracuse 0
An epic goalie duel ended with Filip Larsson posting a 31-save shutout. Valtteri Puustinen scored one minute into the game, followed by Atley Calvert’s first AHL goal late in the third.

Saturday, Mar. 1 – PENGUINS 4 at Hershey 5 (OT)
With first place in the division on the line, the Penguins couldn’t hold onto three-goal lead, and fell in overtime. Puustinen scored twice, while rookies McGroarty and Ville Koivunen added the other goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

The Week Ahead

Tuesday, Mar. 4 – PENGUINS vs. Belleville
The Penguins and Senators split two decisions in Belleville back in January. This game was initially scheduled for Jan. 18, but was postponed due to arena repairs required beneath the ice.

Friday, Mar. 7 – PENGUINS at Hartford
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 4-0-0-0 against Hartford this season, out-scoring the Wolf Pack 17-4. Vasily Ponomarev paces all players in the season series with seven points (4G-3A).

Saturday, Mar. 8 – PENGUINS vs. Belleville
The Penguins host their annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Belleville coming back to town. Prior to this week, the Senators have not played in Northeast PA since Nov. 4, 2023.

Sunday, Mar. 9 – PENGUINS vs. Syracuse
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wraps up its three-in-three weekend with another physical bout with the Crunch. Former Penguin Conor Sheary has tallied 13 points in his last 10 games (3G-10A).

Ice Chips

– The Penguins have scored within the first minute of the game four times this season, and 15 times within the first five minutes.

– Boris Katchouk and Ville Koivunen are both on six-game point streaks. Katchouk has tallied eight points (4G-4A), and Koivunen has nine points (2G-7A) during that span.

– Koivunen leads all AHL rookies with 48 points (17G-31A).

– Rutger McGroarty is currently in the midst of a career-best four-game point streak (3G-1A), and he has 10 points in his last eight games (4G-6A).

– Filip Larsson registered his fifth shutout of the season on Friday in Syracuse, tying him for the league lead.

 

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

* = rookie
x = not on current roster

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                    OPPONENT              LOCATION                                  TIME        

Tue, Mar. 4         Belleville                  Mohegan Arena                          7:05 p.m.

Fri, Mar. 7           Hartford                    XL Center                                      7:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar. 8          Belleville                  Mohegan Arena                          6:05 p.m.

Sun, Mar. 9         Syracuse                  Mohegan Arena                          3:05 p.m.

 

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

DATE                  PLAYER                                                              TRANSACTION

Thu, Feb. 20     (RW) Mathieu De St. Phalle                         Recalled from WHL

Sat, Feb. 22       (RW) Emil Bemström                                      Reassigned by PIT

Thu, Feb. 27     (RW) Emil Bemström                                             Recalled to PIT

Thu, Feb. 27     (LW) Matt Nieto                                                     Assigned by PIT

Thu, Feb. 27     (C) Gabe Klassen                                            Recalled from WHL

Mon, Mar. 3      (G) Joel Blomqvist                                            Reassigned by PIT

Mon, Mar. 3      (G) Tristan Jarry                                                      Recalled to PIT

Tue, Mar. 4        (G) Sergei Murashov                    Reassigned by PIT from WHL

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