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Minor league report: Penguins snap losing streak

Seth Rorabaugh
By Seth Rorabaugh
1 Min Read Feb. 16, 2025 | 10 months Ago
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Forward Avery Hayes and Sam Poulin as well as defenseman Filip Kral each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday.

Snapping a three-game losing streak (0-1-1-1), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (27-12-5-1) also got a pair of assists from forward Rutger McGroarty.

Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 31 saves on 34 shots and boosted his record to 7-5-3.

Penguins forward Vasily Ponomarev was not in the lineup after being suspended one game for receiving a match penalty during a 4-3 overtime home loss to the Hershey Bears on Saturday.

The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday, 7 p.m.


Goaltender Jaxon Castor made 31 saves on 36 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-2 loss to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

The result dropped Castor’s record to 4-3-1.

Forwards Kyle Jackson and Gabe Klassen each scored a goal for Wheeling (30-14-2-0).

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The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Swamp Rabbits on Monday, 4:05 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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