Brian Waksmunski – Inside The Rink
Hartford Wolf Pack (13-17-4-1, 31 pts) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (24-10-1-2, 51 pts)
Venue: Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
Date: Friday, January 16
Time: 7:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Hartford Wolf Pack New & Notes:
The Wolf Pack picked up a 3-2 overtime win over the Bears on Wednesday night. They improved to 3-3-0-0 in January, averaging three goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game. They’re 1-3-0-0 against the Penguins this season, averaging two goals per game.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:
The Penguins picked up a 4-1 win over the Bruins on Wednesday. They’re 2-2-0-0 in January, averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game. They’re 3-1-0-0 against Hartford this season, averaging four goals per game.
Hartford Wolf Pack Projected Lines:
Berard-Dowling-Chmelař
Blidh-Fix Wolansky-Brisson
Sýkora-Roobroeck-McConnell Barker
Hillman-Terrance-Väisäinen
Dorrington-Fitzgerald
Mackey-Pouliot
Moore-Scanlin
Garand
Tung
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:
McDonough-Broz-Koivunen
Harvey-Pinard-Huglen-Puustinen
Klassen-Koppanen-Calvert
Imama-Renwick-Gallant
Jones-Dumba
Pickering-Kemp
Pietila-Harding
Murashov
Blomqvist
Players To Watch:
Hartford Wolf Pack
Trey Fix-Wolansky leads the Wolf Pack in points and goals with 20 points and 11 goals. Derrick Pouliot leads in assists with 16. Casey Fitzgerald, Adam Sýkora, and Cooper Moore lead in plus/minus with a plus-four. Sýkora is tied for fifth in the league in shorthanded goals with two.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tristan Broz leads the Penguins in points with 26 and in goals with 13 on the year. Valtteri Puustinen leads the way with 17 assists this season. Owen Pickering leads the team in plus/minus with a +12. Sergei Murashov is third in the league in goals-against average with a 2.03 and also third in save percentage with a .927.
Next Game:
Hartford: January 17 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: January 17 vs. Hartford Wolf Pack
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