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Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears; Nailers' winning streak reaches 8

Seth Rorabaugh
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forwards Tristan Broz (center) and Sam Poulin (right) celebrate a goal with defenseman Filip Kral during a 5-4 win against the Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday.

Defenseman Filip Kral had two goals and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 win against the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Hershey on Saturday.

Forward Rutger McGroarty scored the winning goal at 18:45 of the third period and recorded an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-4-1-0) while forward Emil Bemstrom also contributed a goal and an assist.

Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 30 saves on 34 shots to boost his record to 2-0-0.

Highlights:

The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the Bears on Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.


Two goals and two assists by forward Kyle Jackson helped lead the Wheeling Nailers to their eighth consecutive win, a 7-1 rout of the Cincinnati Cyclones at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va.

Forwards Atley Calvert and Matty De St. Phalle each had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (12-3-1-0) while forwards Jack Beck and Gabe Classen each contributed two assists.

In his season debut, goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 31 saves on 32 shots in the victory.

Highlights:

The Nailers’ next game is a home contest against the Kalamazoo Wings on Friday, 7:10 p.m.

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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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