Minor league report: Penguins suffer 1st loss
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 13 saves on 16 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.
The result was the first loss of the season for Murashov (5-1-0) as well as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-1-0-0).
In Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s history, only the 2005-06 and 2010-11 teams had longer winning streaks to open a season (each at 9-0-0-0).
Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored the Penguins’ only goal.
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the Bridgeport Islanders on Friday, 7:05 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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