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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (5-2) at Springfield Thunderbirds (6-4)

Venue: MassMutual Center
Date: Thursday, May 21
Time: 7:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins came away with a 2-1 win in game three and can advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a win tonight. They’re averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game in the playoffs. In the series, they’re averaging 2.3 goals per game.

Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:

The Thunderbirds are on the verge of being eliminated something they’ve dealt with one already and came back with their best two games of the season. They’ll need that again if they want to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. In the playoffs, they’re averaging 2.1 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game. They’re averaging 1.7 goals per game in the series.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:

McDonough-Koppanen-Howe
McGroarty-Klassen-Hayes
Ilyin-Broz-Koivunen
Imama-Zonnon-Calvert

Alexeyev-Brunicke
Pickering-Pietila
Kemp-Harding

Murashov
Blomqvist

Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines

Kaskimaki-Dube-Wagner
Stenberg-Dean-Thomas
McGng-Bordeleau-Carbonneau
Pekarcik-Stancl-Peterson

Rosen-Jiricek
Lindstein-Gaudet
Buchinger-Newpower

Romanov
Zherenko

Players To Watch:

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Tristan Broz and Mikhail Ivan lead the Penguins in points with five each. Avery Hayes and Bill Zonnon lead in goals with three apiece. Broz, Ilyin, and Alex Alexeyev lea in assists with four each. Harrison Brunicke leads in plus/minus with a plus-five.

Springfield Thunderbirds

Aleksanteri Kaskimaki has six points and six assists in the playoffs to lead the Thunderbirds. Dillon Dube leads the team in golas with four. Calle Rosen leads in plus/minus with a plus-six.

Next Game:

Game 5 (If Necessary): Saturday, May 23, at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza at 6:05 PM EST

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