PENGUINS WEEKLY – 2/17/26

Penguins’ streak snapped, return to Atlantic Division play with three-game week

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (32-13-3-2) takes on Springfield before home-and-home with Bridgeport

 

Weekly Rewind

Saturday, Feb. 14 – PENGUINS 0 vs. Syracuse 5
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton saw its five-game win streak stalled by being shut-out for the second time this season. On both occasions, the culprit was the Syracuse Crunch, who held the Penguins to a season-low 16 shots on goal in Saturday’s loss out of the All-Star break.

Sunday, Feb. 15 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Cleveland 4 (OT)
The Penguins fought tooth and nail against the Monsters in a back-and-forth bout, but Cleveland captain Brendan Gaunce put his team over the top in OT. Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen both scored in the first period, while Emil Pieniniemi potted his first AHL goal early in the third.

The Week Ahead

Wednesday, Feb. 18 – PENGUINS at Springfield
The Penguins take on the T-Birds at the Thunderdome, where they have won five of their last six visits. Since Steve Ott took over as the T-Birds’ head coach on Jan. 23, Springfield has a 5-5-0-0 (.500) record.

Saturday, Feb. 21 – PENGUINS vs. Bridgeport
The Penguins and Islanders go head-to-head for the fifth time this season. The Black and Gold are 4-0-0-0 against the Isles so far, out-scoring them 14-4 in third periods. Saturday is also Military Appreciation Night presented by MetLife, including specialty, military-inspired uniforms that will be available for auction on the DASH app.

Sunday, Feb. 22 – PENGUINS at Bridgeport
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton hops on the bus and heads to Bridgeport for the second game of a home-and-home. The Isles have quietly compiled points by going 7-4-1-2 (.607) in their last 14 games, pushing them up to fifth place in the Atlantic. The last time Bridgeport held a playoff spot this late into a season was 2019.

Ice Chips

– Over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s last six games, its power play has gone 6-for-21, good for 28.6%.

– Emil Pieniniemi became the third Penguin to tally his first AHL goal this month, joining Tanner Howe and Melvin Fernström.

– Ville Koivunen has produced 13 points (3G-10A) in his last nine games.

– Despite playing in only 22 of the Penguins’ 50 games this season, Koivunen leads the team with nine multi-point games.

– Phil Kemp is the only Penguin to skate in all 50 of the team’s games this season.

– With Sunday’s overtime loss, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is now 13-0-2-0 (.933) at home all-time against the Cleveland Monsters.

 

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                  OPPONENT         LOCATION                                    TIME        

Wed, Feb. 18     Springfield         MassMutual Center                 7:05 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 21        Bridgeport         Mohegan Arena                        6:05 p.m.

Sun, Feb. 22      Bridgeport         Total Mortgage Arena              5:00 p.m.

 

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

DATE                   PLAYER                                                    TRANSACTION

Fri, Feb. 6           (RW) Avery Hayes                               Reassigned from PIT

Fri, Feb. 6           (LW) Rutger McGroarty                      Reassigned from PIT

Fri, Feb. 6           (C) Brayden Edwards                          Reassigned to WHL

Fri, Feb. 6           (LW) Zach Urdahl                                Reassigned to WHL

Sat, Feb. 14        (RW) Nolan Renwick                           Reassigned to WHL

Sat, Feb. 14        (D) Scooter Brickey                              Reassigned to WHL

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