PENGUINS WEEKLY – 12/9/25

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton holds holiday tradition, Teddy Bear Toss, this Saturday

First-place Penguins (17-5-1-0) oppose pesky P-Bruins in highly anticipated home game

 

Weekly Rewind

Friday, Dec. 5 – PENGUINS 6 vs. Lehigh Valley 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton improved to 4-0-0-0 in its season series against Lehigh Valley with a decisive home win. Six different players lit the lamp, and each member of a line composed of Aidan McDonough, Tristan Broz and Avery Hayes compiled multiple points. Sergei Murashov logged a season-high 34 saves.

Saturday, Dec. 6 – PENGUINS 4 at Hershey 1
Joel Blomqvist was a fortress with 27 starry saves to keep the Penguins in the game before erupting for four unanswered goals. Valtteri Puustinen kicked off his team’s surge late in the second period, then tallied again 58 seconds into the third. Gabe Klassen and McDonough also scored in the final frame.

The Week Ahead

Wednesday, Dec. 10 – PENGUINS at Hartford
The Penguins’ week starts with their final visit to PeoplesBank Arena. The Wolf Pack snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Pens last time out, Nov. 21. However, Hartford has lost four times when leading after two periods, tied for most in the AHL.

Saturday, Dec. 13 – PENGUINS vs. Providence
The Penguins and P-Bruins once again go head-to-head as the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. Saturday is also the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s annual Teddy Bear Toss. Fans can bring new, unwrapped, stuffed toys to throw on the ice after the Pens’ first goal. All of the stuffed animals will be donated to Operation Santa Claus, a charitable organization operating out of Tobyhanna Army Depot.

Sunday, Dec. 14 – PENGUINS vs. Charlotte
The Charlotte Checkers pay a visit to NEPA after the Penguins stunned them with two wins in the Queen City back in October. Ben Steeves has found the back of the net in three-straight games and has five points (4G-1A) in his last four contests.

Ice Chips

– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has won nine of its last 11 games.

– The Penguins have held opponents to two or fewer goals in 13 of their 23 games played this season.

– Sergei Murashov ranks second overall in both goals against average (1.73) and save percentage (.935).

– Defensemen Harrison Brunicke and Jack St. Ivany were recalled to Pittsburgh on Sunday after playing five games on conditioning loans. St. Ivany posted a point in each game, establishing a career-best, five-game point streak (1G-4A).

– In his first five games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Phil Tomasino has nine points (1G-8A).

 

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                  OPPONENT         LOCATION                              TIME        

Wed, Dec. 10   Hartford                PeoplesBank Arena           7:00 p.m.

Sat, Dec. 13      Lehigh Valley       Mohegan Arena                  6:05 p.m.

Sun, Dec. 14     Charlotte               Mohegan Arena                 3:05 p.m.

 

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

DATE                  PLAYER                                        TRANSACTION

Mon, Dec. 1       (LW) Rutger McGroarty           Recalled to PIT

Mon, Dec. 1       (LW) Boko Imama                     Recalled to PIT

Wed, Dec. 3      (D) Daniel Laatsch                     Reassigned by PIT to WHL

Sat, Dec. 6         (C) Joona Koppanen                 Reassigned from PIT

Sun, Dec. 7        (LW) Boko Imama                     Reassigned from PIT

Sun, Dec. 7        (D) Jack St. Ivany                       Recalled to PIT

Sun, Dec. 7        (D) Harrison Brunicke               Recalled to PIT

Sun, Dec. 7        (D) Finn Harding                        Reassigned by PIT from WHL

Mon, Dec. 8      (D) Scooter Brickey                    Recalled from WHL

Tue, Dec. 9        (C) Sam Poulin                            Recalled to PIT

Tue, Dec. 9        (LW) Danton Heinen                  Recalled to PIT

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