Minor league report: Penguins' losing streak reaches 8
Forward Felix Robert had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 12 saves on 15 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-15-1-3) which has lost eight consecutive games. Forwards Alexander Nylander and Valtteri Puustinen also scored goals for the Penguins.
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The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Phantoms on Saturday, 7:05 p.m.
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Goaltender Stefanos Lekkas made 23 saves on 28 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-2 road loss to the Orlando Solar Bears at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
Forwards Justin Almeida and Tim Doherty each scored goals for Wheeling (15-14-1-0) which has lost five consecutive games.
The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Solar Bears 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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