{"id":201150,"date":"2026-05-24T09:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/201150\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:24:12","slug":"wilkes-barre-scranton-penguins-eliminate-springfield-thunderbirds-from-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/201150\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins eliminate Springfield Thunderbirds from playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:WWLP Springfield;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wwlp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"WWLP Springfield\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/232C1E841BC0BB863E0E9B74B574D5BADEBDCEDD7912DF6C56EBCD799BAD61E9\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w0_h40;quality_80;format_webp\/\"\/><\/a>Sun, May 24, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wwlp_springfield_articles_313\/27c78ccb34e959bcf7e3bd3bf16a7653.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass. \u2013 The Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins eliminated the Springfield Thunderbirds from the Calder Cup Playoffs\u2019 Atlantic Division Finals on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Final score, 8-1.<\/p>\n<p>Local fans cheered on the Thunderbirds at a watch party at Tap Sports Bar at MGM Springfield.<\/p>\n<p>Local News Headlines<\/p>\n<p>WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. 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