Minor league report: Bellerive, Gruden lead Penguins past Devils
Forwards Jordy Bellerive and Jonathan Gruden each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 comeback road win against the Binghamton Devils at the RWJ Barnabas Health Hockey House in Newark, N.J. on Saturday.
The Penguins (5-2-1-1) scored six unanswered goals to orchestrate the comeback. In addition to Bellerive and Gruden, the Penguins got goals from forwards Jan Drozg, Drew O’Connor, Radim Zohorna and defenseman Jon Lizotte while defenseman Cam Lee recorded three assists. Goaltender Max Lagace made 18 saves on 21 shots in the victory.
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Monday, 5 p.m.
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Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 27 saves on 32 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-3 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Forward Matt Alfaro and defenseman Patrick McNally each had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (7-17-4-0).
Highlights:
The Nailers’ next game is a home contest against the Indy Fuel on Tuesday, 7:10 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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