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Minor league report: Penguins drop Game 1 to Thunderbirds

Seth Rorabaugh
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Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 23 saves on 26 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 1 of an Atlantic Division semifinal series at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Wednesday.

Forward Felix Robert scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Springfield goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 50 saves on 51 shots to record the first postseason win in the history of that franchise.

Highlights:

Game 2 of the best-of-five series, at Springfield, is scheduled for Thursday, 7:05 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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