PENGUINS WEEKLY – 4/1/25
Six points up for grabs as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has late-season three-in-three
Penguins (37-21-7-1) morph into “Carbondale UFOs” for Saturday night home game
Weekly Rewind
Friday, Apr. 4 – PENGUINS 1 at Cleveland 7
Powered by Roman Ahcan’s hat trick, Cleveland secured a win in the first game of its “Pucks and Pieorgies” weekend. Vasily Ponomarev netted the only goal for the Penguins, scoring on the power play. Jack Beck collected an assist in his AHL debut.
Saturday, Apr. 5 – PENGUINS 0 at Cleveland 3
Jet Greaves stopped all 23 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton shots en route to his third shutout of the year. Hunter McKown scored twice early in the first period, and Gavin Brindley tacked on an insurance marker with Cleveland’s lone shot of the third period.
The Week Ahead
Friday, Apr. 11 – PENGUINS vs. Hershey
All but two of the previous 10 matchups between the Penguins and Bears have been decided by one goal. Furthermore, each of the last four head-to-heads have reached overtime and the season series is currently a dead-even split at five wins apiece.
Saturday, Apr. 12 – UFOs vs. Springfield
In the latest installment of the Penguins’ Community Night presented by Visit Luzerne County, the team will the ice on Saturday as the Carbondale UFOs, a nod to an alleged alien spacecraft crash in 1974. The UFOs have been strong on special teams in their season series against the Thunderbirds, going 45.5% on the man advantage and 93.3% on the penalty kill through three games.
Sunday, Apr. 13 – PENGUINS at Bridgeport
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton hits the road to Bridgeport to wrap up its three-in-three and for the final game of their six-game series with the Islanders. Despite the Isles being sunk at the bottom of the AHL standings, veteran Chris Terry ranks second in the league in assists (45) and fourth in points (64). The Penguins are 3-1-1-0 (.700) in the third game of three-in-threes.
Ice Chips
– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has the No. 1 home power play in the league at 24.1%.
– The Penguins have scored eight shorthanded goals on the road this season, most in the AHL.
– Rutger McGroarty tallied his first NHL goal on Apr. 3 against the St. Louis Blues. Collecting the primary assist on McGroarty’s goal was Ville Koivunen, marking his first NHL point.
– Jack Beck will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Saturday, Apr. 12.
– Nate Clurman’s next game will be the 200th of his pro career.
DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM LEADERS
* = rookie
x = not on current roster
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Fri, Apr. 11 Hershey Mohegan Arena 7:05 p.m.
Sat, Apr. 12 Springfield Mohegan Arena 6:05 p.m.
Sun, Apr. 13 Bridgeport Total Mortgage Arena 3:00 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER TRANSACTION
Tue, Apr. 1 (RW) Nolan Renwick Signed to ATO
Wed, Apr. 2 (C) Joona Koppanen Recalled to PIT
Wed, Apr. 2 (LW) Jack Beck Recalled from WHL
Thu, Apr. 3 (RW) Emil Bemström Reassigned by PIT
Sun, Apr. 6 (LW) Kyle Jackson Reassigned to WHL
Mon, Apr. 7 (D) David Breazeale Signed to ATO
Tue, Apr. 8 (LW) Matt Nieto Recalled to PIT
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