Brian Stone Sr. – Inside The Rink
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (32-13-3-2, 69 pts) at Springfield Thunderbirds (18-24-4-2, 42 pts)
Venue: MassMutual Center
Date: Wednesday, February 18
Time: 7:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:
The Penguins dropped back-to-back games out of the All-Star break, first losing 5-0 to Syracuse on Saturday, then they suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Monsters on Sunday. They’re 2-0-0-0 against Springfield this season, averaging three goals per game.
Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:
The Thunderbirds wrapped up a six-game road trip with back-to-back wins over the Iowa Wild. They went 2-4-0-0 on the trip, averaging three goals per game while allowing 4.3 goals per game. They outscored Iowa over the weekend 14-9. They’re 0-2-0-0 against the Penguins this season, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:
McGroarty-Broz-Hayes
Fernstrom-Koppanen-Koivunen
Howe-Huglen-Harvey-Pinard
Imama-Klassen-McDonough
Pietila-Dumba
Pickering-Kemp
Pieniniemi-Harding
Murashov
Blomqvist
Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines
Stenberg-Dube-Wagner
Kaskimaki-Bordeleau-Luff
Pekarcik-Stancl-McGing
Kessy-Dean-Susuev
Rosen-Buchinger
Lindstein-Skinner
Burns-Berzolla
Cranley
Zherenko
Players To Watch:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tristan Broz leads the Penguins in points with 30. Avery Hayes leads the team in goals with 16. Ville Koivunen leads in assists with 20 this season. Finn Harding leads the team in plus/minus as a rookie with a +21 rating this season.
Springfield Thunderbirds
Matt Luff leads the Thunderbirds in points and assists with 38 points and 24 assists. Chris Wagner leads the team in goals with 15. Otto Stenberg leads the team in plus/minus, with a plus-three.
Next Game:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: February 21 vs. Bridgeport Islanders
Springfield: February 20 vs. Bridgeport Islanders
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