Minor league report: Penguins-Comets game suspended due to power outage
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ second game of the season against the Utica Coments was suspended on Monday due to a power outage at the Utica (N.Y.) Memorial Auditorium.
Play was halted at 17:17 of the second period when the lights went out. The American Hockey League announced the game was suspended and would be completed at a later date to be determined.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (0-0-1-0) was trailing, 2-1, when play was stopped. Defenseman Ty Smith accounted for the Penguins’ only goal while goaltender Filip Lindberg made 12 saves on 14 shots in his first game of the season.
The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the Laval Rocket on Friday, 7:05 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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