Minor league report: Penguins open season with overtime loss to Phantoms
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins opened their season with a 3-2 overtime home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
Forward Alexander Nylander had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forward Sam Poulin also scored a goal. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 19 saves on 22 shots in the defeat.
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The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Utica Comets on Monday, 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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