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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (25-11-1-2, 53 pts) at Springfield Thunderbirds (13-18-4-2, 32 pts)
Venue: MassMutual Center
Date: Monday, January 19
Time: 3:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:
The Penguins split their weekend series against the Wolf Pack, dropping Friday’s game 4-3 before bouncing back with a 4-1 win on Saturday. They’re 3-3-0-0 in January, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. They won the only meeting against the Thunderbirds, scoring three goals.
Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:
The Thunderbirds dropped their fourth straight on Saturday with a 4-1 loss to the Islanders. They also lost both games mid-week to the Checkers, both games finished 8-2 in favor of Charlotte. The Thunderbirds scored just one goal in their loss to the Penguins back on November 15th.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:
Harvey Pinard-Broz-Koivunen
McDonough-Huglen-Puustinen
Klassen-Calvert-Gallant
Imama-Renwick-Urdahl
Pietila-Dumba
Pickering-Kemp
Breazeale-Harding
Murashov
Blomqvist
Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines
Dube-Peca-Luff
Kaskimaki-McGing-Stancl
Robertsson-Dean-Pekarcik
Kessy-Strange-Peterson
Rosen-Johannesson
Loof-Buchinger
Lindstein-Gaudet
Romanov
Zherenko
Players To Watch:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tristan Broz leads the Penguins in points with 28 and in goals with 14 on the year. Valtteri Puustinen leads the way with 18 assists this season. Rookie Finn Harding leads the team in plus/minus with a +13.
Springfield Thunderbirds
Matt Luff leads the Thunderbirds in points, goals, and assists with 31 points, 12 goals, and 19 assists. Quinton Burns, Kevin Wall, and Zach Dean lead Springfield in plus/minus, with three of them being minus-one.
Next Game:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: January 21 vs. Belleville Senators
Springfield: January 23 vs. Toronto Marlies
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