Minor league report: Penguins shut out Bears in Game 1
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 23 saves and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-0 shutout victory at home against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
Forward Radim Zohorna had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while defenseman P.O Joseph contributed two assists.
Highlights:
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is scheduled for Sunday, 5 p.m. at Hershey.
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Defenseman Josh Maniscalco scored the lone goal for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-1 road loss to the Toledo Walleye in Game 1 of their Central Division final series at the Huntingdon Center in Toledo, Ohio.
Goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon recorded the loss after he made only five saves on nine shots in 21:41 of ice time.
Highlights:
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Saturday, 7:35 p.m. at Toledo.
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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