Minor league report: Alex D'Orio leads Penguins past Monsters
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 31 saves on 32 shots and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-1 home win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
Forward Felix Robert had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (14-16-1-3), which has won three consecutive games while defenseman Cam Lee recorded two assists.
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The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the rival Hershey Bears on Tuesday, 7 p.m.
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Forward Justin Almeida, a Penguins prospects, scored the Wheeling Nailers’ lone goal in a 2-1 home loss to the Iowa Heartlanders at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday.
Goaltenders Stefanos Lekkas made 16 saves on 18 shots for Wheeling (18-16-1-0).
The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Cincinnati Cyclones on Wednesday, 7:35 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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