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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (26-11-2-2, 56 pts) at Hershey Bears (18-14-4-1, 41 pts)
Venue: Giant Center
Date: 1/23/26
Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:
The Penguins suffered a 3-2 overtime loss against the Belleville Senators on Wednesday night. The Penguins have a 5-2-1-0 record this January. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has scored an average of 2.75 goals and has allowed 288 goals per game this month. The Penguins have a 4-1-0-0 record against the Bears this season.
Hershey Bears News & Notes:
The Bears dropped their last game in overtime, 5-4, against the Hartford Wolf Pack. They’re 4-0-3-1 in January, collecting 11 points this month. The Bears are averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 3.25. Hershey has dropped three straight to the Penguins and has a 1-4-0-0 record this year against them.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:
McGroarty-Klassen-Koivunen
Harvey-Pinard-Huglen-Hayes
McDonough-Koppanen-Calvert
Imama-Renwick-Gallant
Pietila-Dumba
Pickering-Kemp
Breazeale-Harding
Murashov
Blomqvist
Hershey Bears Projected Lines:
Cristall-Protas-Trineyev
Suzdalev-Rybinski-Leason
Strome-Cruikshank-Clarke
Smith -Nachbaur
McDonald-Chesley
Schueneman-Allen
Gucciardi-Belpedio
Muggli
Gibson
Stevenson
Players To Watch:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tristan Broz leads the Penguins in points with 28 and in goals with 14 on the year. Atley Calvert leads the way with 15 assists this season. Finn Harding leads the team in plus/minus as a rookie with a +15.
Hershey Bears
Andrew Cristall leads the Hershey Bears as a rookie in points and assists with 31 points and 24 assists, and All-Star Ilya Protas leads in goals with 15. Louie Belpedio is third on the team in points this year with 21. He has six goals and 15 assists.
Next Game:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: January 24 vs. Charlotte Checkers
Hershey: January 44 at Lehigh Valley Phantoms
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