Minor league report: Casey DeSmith, Penguins beat Bears, 2-1
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 35 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
Defenseman Kevin Czuczman and forward Kevin Roy each scored goals for the Penguins (26-20-3-5) while forward Riley Barber, a Washington, Pa. native, recorded an assist in his Penguins debut.
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is on the road against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, 7 p.m.
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Goaltender Jordan Ruby made 27 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 loss to the Cincinnati Cyclones at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati.
The Nailers’ (23-22-5-0) next game is on the road against the Kalamazoo Wings at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich on Saturday, 7 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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