Minor league report: Penguins mauled by Monsters
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 24 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 7-1 loss to the Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on Friday.
The result dropped Larsson’s record to 12-9-3.
Forward Vasily Ponomarev scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-20-7-1, 82 points).
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Monsters on Saturday, 7 p.m.
Two goals and an assist by forward Gabe Klassen led the Wheeling Nailers to a 6-3 win against the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va.
Linemate David Jankowski added a goal and three assists for Wheeling (40-23-3-1, 84 points) while defenseman Brent Johnson contributed a goal and an assist in his professional debut.
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves on 28 shots to boost his mark to 16-10-2 while the Nailers extended a winning streak to four games.
Highlights:
The Nailers’ next game is a home contest against the Royals on Sunday, 7:10 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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