Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\nSpringfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:<\/p>\n
The Thunderbirds got to the Division Finals by beating Charlotte in three games. They lost the first game in blowout fashion but bounced back to take games two and three. The Thunderbirds then beat the best regular season team in the AHL in four games, winning game one before having the series evened in game two. They returned home and won both games in overtime to advance. They\u2019re averaging 2.3 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game in the playoffs. They went 1-3-0-0 against the Penguins in the regular season, averaging 2.5 goals per game.<\/p>\n
Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:<\/p>\n
The Penguins advanced by beating the Hershey Bears in four games. The Penguins took a 1-0 series lead before losing game two, but they won game three in overtime, then game four to advance to the Atlantic Division Finals. They\u2019re averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing two goals per game in that series. They went 3-1-0-0 against the Thunderbirds, averaging 4.3 goals per game.<\/p>\n
Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines<\/p>\n
McGing-Dube-Wagner
Stenberg-Dean-Thomas
Pekarcik-Stancl-Carbonneau
Trudeau-Strange-Robertsson<\/p>\n
Rosen-Gaudet
Buchinger-Jiricek
Ralph-Newpower<\/p>\n
Romanov
Zherenko<\/p>\n
Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:<\/p>\n
McDonough-Koppanen-Howe
McGroarty-Klassen-Hayes
Ilyin-Broz-Koivunen
Imama-Huglen-Calvert<\/p>\n
Alexeyev-Brunicke
Pickering-Pietila
Harding-Kemp<\/p>\n
Murashov
Blomqvist<\/p>\n
Players To Watch:<\/p>\n
Springfield Thunderbirds<\/p>\n
Chris Wagner has six points in the playoffs to lead the Thunderbirds. Calle Rosen leads the team in goals and plus\/minus with three goals and is a plus-five. Wagner, Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, and Otto Stenberg lead Springfield in assists with four each. <\/p>\n
Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins<\/p>\n
Ville Koivunen and Tristan Broz lead the Penguins in points with four. Aidan McDonough and Avery Hayes lead in goals with two each. Broz leads in assists with four. Rookie Harrison Brunicke leads in plus\/minus with a plus-six. <\/p>\n
Next Game:<\/p>\n
Game 2: Thursday, May 14, at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza at 7:05 PM EST<\/p>\n
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