Saturday, Dec. 17 - PENGUINS 4 vs. Springfield 2
The Penguins finally got the best of the Thunderbirds by beating them 4-2 on Teddy Bear Toss night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Tristan Jarry earned his 12th win.
Monday, Dec. 26 - PENGUINS 5 at Binghamton 4
Four combined goals in 3:37 of game time highlighted this showdown, but the Pens pulled off the comeback and sixth-straight win thanks in large part to Jake Guentzel's three points.
The Week Ahead
Tuesday, Dec. 27 - PENGUINS vs. Springfield
The T-Birds return to the Penguins' home ice 10 days after their defeat before the holiday break. Springfield holds the season series edge at 2-1-0-0.
Friday, Dec. 30 - PENGUINS vs. Providence
Providence has only lost once in regulation (11-1-1-3) since falling to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in their last meeting on Nov. 12.
Saturday, Dec. 31 - PENGUINS at Binghamton
Before the calendar flips to 2017, the Pens drops the puck with the Sens in a New Year's Eve clash. The Pens have won both meetings this season.
Ice Chips
- The Penguins' current six-game win streak is the second-longest of Clark Donatelli's head coaching tenure. Donatelli's Pens won seven in a row from Jan. 2 - Jan. 13, 2016.
- Jake Guentzel leads all AHL rookies with 29 points (14G-15A) and a plus-16 rating.
- Guentzel's 14 goals also put him in a four-way tie for the most in the league.
- Defenseman David Warsofsky has 12 points (3G-9A) in his last nine games.
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has scored four goals or more in every one of its victories over the course of its six-game win streak.
- Tristan Jarry's 12 wins is the second-most in the league.
- Tom Kostopoulos is 13 points away from his 500th in the AHL.
