Minor league report: Penguins' win 3rd consecutive game in shootout
Shootout goals by forward Alex Nylander and Sam Poulin gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 road win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on Saturday.
Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 33 saves on 35 shots in regulation and overtime then stopped two of three shootout attempts for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (10-5-1-1) which extended a winning streak to three games. Poulin and fellow Penguins forward Valtteri Puustinen each scored regulation goals.
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The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the rival Hershey Bears on Tuesday, 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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