Minor league report: Penguins shut out Bears in home finale
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 24 saves and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-0 shutout of the rival Hershey Bears in their regular season home finale at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.
Forward Michael Chaput had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (34-29-4-4) while defenseman P.O Joseph and forward Alex Nylander each contributed goals.
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Providence Bruins on Friday, 7:05 p.m.
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The schedule for the Wheeling Nailers’ Central Division semifinal series against the Fort Wayne Komets has been released:
Game 1 – Friday, April 22 at Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.
Game 2 – Saturday, April 23 at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m.
Game 3 – Wednesday, April 27 at Wheeling, 7:10 p.m.
Game 4 – Friday, April 29 at Wheeling, 7:10 p.m.
Game 5 – Saturday, April 30 at Wheeling, 7:10 p.m. (If necessary)
Game 6 – Monday, May 2 at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. (If necessary)
Game 7 – Tuesday, May 3 at Fort Wayne, 7:30 pm. (If necessary)
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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