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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (22-7-1-1, 46 pts) at Lehigh Valley Phantoms (14-11-1-2, 31 pts)
Venue: PPL Center
Date: 12/28/25
Time: 3:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:
The Penguins beat Hershey Saturday,5-2 giving them a 6-2-0-1 record for December. The Penguins have a 4-0-0-0 record against Lehigh Valley this year. They have outscored the Phantoms 15-8 over the previous four game this season.
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News & Notes:
The Phantoms beat the Wolfpack in their last contest, 2-1 in a shootout. They’re 3-5-0-0 in December, averaging 1.75 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. The Phantoms have yet to beat the Penguins this year with a 0-4-0-0 record. Last season, they had a 4-7-1-0 record when facing Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:
McDonough-Broz-Tomasino
Harvey-Pinard-Klassen-Puustinen
Ansons-Koppanen-Calvert
Imama-Renwick-Gallant
Pickering-Kemp
Aho-Pietila
Laatsch-Breazeale
Blomqvist
Murashov
Lehigh Valley Phantoms Projected Lines:
Bump-Pederson-Marody
Wilson-Dowart-Wisdom
Gendron-Gaucher-Kaplan
Eklind-Robertson
Zamula-Guenette
Ginning-Kyrou
Murchison-Bonk
Schmidt
Kolosov
Bjarnason
Players To Watch:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tristan Broz leads the Penguins in points with 20 and in goals with ten on the year. Valtteri Puustinen leads the way with 12 assists this season. Phil Tomasino and Owen Pickering lead the team in plus/minus with a +11. Atley Calvert has been steady this season with seven goals and eight assists for 15 total points for the Penguins.
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Alex Bump leads the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in points with 20 and in assists with 13 this year. Lane Pederson leads the Phantoms with eight goals. Rookie Ty Murchison leads in plus/minus with a +8. Christian Kyrou has been solid from the blueline this year for the Phantoms with four goals and ten assists.
Next Game:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: December 30 vs. Charlotte Checkers
Lehigh Valley: December 29 vs. Charlotte Checkers
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