Minor league report: Penguins close preseason with loss
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fell in their final game of the preseason, losing on the road to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 2-0, at the PPL Center in Allentown on Thursday.
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 29 saves in the defeat.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton finished the preseason with a 1-1-0 record.
The Penguins are scheduled to open the regular season with a home game against the Binghamton Devils on Saturday, 5 p.m.
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey made 26 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-2 home loss to the Tulsa Oilers at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va.
Forwards Austin Fyten and Brady Tomlak scored for Wheeling (3-7-3).
Highlights:
The Nailers will host the Oilers once again on Friday, 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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