{"id":118176,"date":"2026-02-19T16:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/118176\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:43:07","slug":"wilkes-barre-scranton-penguins-win-again-beat-springfield-thunderbirds-2-7-the-rink-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/118176\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins win again \u2013 beat Springfield Thunderbirds 2-7 &#8211; The Rink Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the moment the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins are hard to beat. After defeating the Springfield Thunderbirds 7-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, they extended their winning streak to seven games.<\/p>\n<p>The first period ended with a 4-1 lead for the Penguins.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins scored zero goals in second period an held the lead 4-2 going in to the second break.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins increased the lead to 5-2 within the first minute of the third period when <\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"Link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/418255\/avery-hayes\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Avery Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>       beat the goalie yet again.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Howe increased the lead to 6-2 with a goal seven minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Howe also made it 7-2 with a goal three minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Next games:<\/p>\n<p>The Thunderbirds are set to go up against the Bridgeport Islanders on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, while the Penguins will clash with Bridgeport on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"Link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.therinklive.com\/sports\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more pro hockey coverage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scoring:<\/p>\n<p>AHL<\/p>\n<p>3rd February 2026<\/p>\n<p>Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins at Springfield Thunderbirds<\/p>\n<p>2-7<\/p>\n<p>1st period:<\/p>\n<p>Springfield Thunderbirds, 0\u20131 (0:33) Theo Lindstein<\/p>\n<p>Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins, 1\u20131 (1:14) Avery Hayes<\/p>\n<p>Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins, 2\u20131 (1:44) <\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"Link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/525660\/ville-koivunen\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ville Koivunen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins, 3\u20131 (10:25) Avery Hayes<\/p>\n<p>Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins, 4\u20131 (15:01) Ville Koivunen<\/p>\n<p>2nd period:<\/p>\n<p>4\u20132 (28:27) Dillon Dube<\/p>\n<p>3rd period:<\/p>\n<p>5\u20132 (41:31) Avery Hayes, 6\u20132 (48:26) Tanner Howe, 7\u20132 (51:45) Tanner Howe<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therinklive.com\/the-rink-live-textbot\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"The Rink Live Textbot\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.forumcomm.com\/dims4\/default\/d4dc9a1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1300x1300+310+0\/resize\/100x100!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fd0%2F91%2F14f9b4e549b9b570325c2183a9fe%2Ftrl-icon-author-page.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDBweCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Automated articles produced by United Robots on behalf of The Rink Live.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the moment the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins are hard to beat. 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