Minor league report: Penguins lose 7th straight
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 22 saves on 25 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday.
Forwards Mitch Reinke and Radim Zahorna each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-14-1-3) which has lost seven consecutive games.
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday, 7:05 p.m.
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Goaltender Stephanos Lekkas made 24 saves on 29 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-1 home loss to the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.
Forward Justin Almeida, a Penguins prospect, scored the lone goal for Wheeling (15-12-1-0) which has lost four consecutive games.
Highlights:
The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Orlando Solar Bears on Friday, 4:10 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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