Minor league report: Penguins lose third straight, Nailers drop Game 4 in overtime
Forward Radim Zohorna scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ only goal in a 4-1 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday.
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 33 saves on 36 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (35-32-4-4), which has lost three consecutive games.
Highlights:
The Penguins will conclude their regular season with a road contest against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday, 7:05 p.m.
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Forward Cam Hausinger had two goals and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers, who lost 4-3 to the Fort Wayne Komets in overtime of Game 4 of their Central Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va.
Defenseman Josh Maniscalco contributed a goal and two assists for Wheeling while goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon made 23 saves on 27 shots in the defeat.
Highlights:
Game 5 in Wheeling is scheduled for Saturday, 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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