Minor league report: Alex Nylander leads Penguins to overtime win
An overtime goal by forward Alex Nylander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
Forward Jonathan Gruden scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (16-10-3-2) while forward Drake Caggiula and defenseman Jack St. Ivany each contributed three assists. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 26 saves on 29 shots in the victory.
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the rival Hershey Bears on Wednesday, 7 p.m.
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Goaltender Bailey Brkin made 32 saves on 34 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road win against the Cincinnati Cyclones at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati.
Forwards Taylor Drevitch, Carter Johnson and Brooklyn Kalmikov all scored goals for Wheeling (16-14-1-0) which has won three consecutive games.
Highlights:
The Nailers’ next game is a home contest against the Kalamazoo Wings on Sunday, 4:10 p.m.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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