Minor league report: Penguins' winning streak snapped
Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 33 saves on 38 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 road loss to the Laval Rocket at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec on Friday.
The result dropped Hellberg’s record to 5-4-0 while forward Alex Nylander and Dmitri Samorukov each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (15-10-3-0), which had a season-best four-game winning streak snapped.
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the rival Hershey Bears on Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Forward Lukas Svejkovsky had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-2 road win against the Cincinnati Cyclones at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati.
Defenseman Isaac Belliveau recorded two assists for Wheeling (13-10-1-1), which has won three consecutive games, while forwards Jordan Frasca, Dillon Hamaliuk and Jordan Martel each contributed goals.
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 35 saves on 37 shots, improving his record to 9-6-1.
Highlights:
The Nailers’ next game is a road game aginst the Indy Fuel on Wednesday, 7 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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