Penguins: Brian Waksmunski-Inside the Rink
Checkers: Keegan Bezenah-Inside the Rink
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (22-9-1-2, 47 pts) at Charlotte Checkers (18-11-2-0 38 pts)
Venue: Bojangles Coliseum
Date: 1/9/26
Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:
The Penguins got shut out in their last game, 6-0, against the Syracuse Crunch back on Saturday, January 3rd. They are now 3-1-0-1 in their last five games. The Penguins have scored an average of 2.6 goals per game and allowed an average of 3.8 goals per game. This will be the fifth meeting between these two teams, and the Penguins are 2-3-0-0 against Charlotte this season.
Charlotte Checkers News & Notes:
The Checkers have dropped their last two games to the Cleveland Monsters, being outscored 9-4 in those games. Over their last five games, the Checkers have a 3-2-0-0 record. Charlotte has scored an average of 3.2 goals per game and has allowed three goals per game over their last five games.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:
Koppanen-Broz-Puustinen
Harvey-Pinard-Huglen-Calvert
Imma-Ansons-Gallant
Graham-Renwick-Edwards
Graves-Pietila
Pickering-Kemp
Dumba-Harding
Murashov
Larsson
Charlotte Checkers Projected Lines:
Foote-Pinho-Smith
Steeves-Chorske-Devine
St. Martin-Sawchyn-Vilmanis
Skoog-Mastrosimone-Mclinskey
Vande Sompel-Livingstone
Alscher-Benning
Carrick-Powell
Black
Germasimyuk
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 13 assists this season. Owen Pickering leads the team in plus/minus with a +10. Atley Calvert has seven goals and nine assists for 16 total points for the Penguins as well this year.
Charlotte Checkers
Wilmer Skoog, Sandis Vilmanis, and Gracyn Sawchyn share the lead in points with 19 for the Checkers. Skoog has 11 goals on the season to lead Charlotte. Gracyn Sawchyn leads the team with 13 assists. Sawchyn and Mikulas Hovorka are tied for the team lead in plus/minus with a +11.
Next Game:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: January 10 at Charlotte Checkers
Charlotte: January 10 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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