Minor league report: Joel Blomvqvist records 1st career AHL win as Penguins beat Thunderbirds
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 31 saves on 32 shots and recorded his first career American Hockey League (AHL) victory, leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins past the Springfield Falcons, 3-1, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
Forward Rem Pitlick tallied a goal and an assist in the home opener for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2-2-0-0) while forward Sam Houde recorded two assists.
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The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the rival Hershey Bears on Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.
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Two goals and an assist by forward Cédric Desruisseaux led the Wheeling Nailers to a season-opening 4-1 win against the Cincinnati Cyclones at Cincinnati’s Heritage Bank Center .
Forward Lukas Svejkovsky had a goal and an assist for Wheeling while forward Jordan Frasca contributed two assists. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves on 31 shots in the victory.
The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Kalamazoo Wings on Friday, 7 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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