Two goals and two assists by forward Ty Glover led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to an 8-2 road win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday.

Forwards Drake Caggiula and Nathan Legare each scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-30-7-6) which snapped a seven-game losing streak while forward Valtteri Puustinen contributed three assists. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves on 27 shots in the victory.

Forward Sam Poulin, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in 2019, was scratched from Saturday’s game as a planned maintenance day.

On Friday in a 3-1 road loss to the Providence Bruins, Poulin returned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s lineup following a four-month hiatus to address his mental health. His scratch on Saturday is part of his return-to-play plan per a team spokesperson.

Highlights:

The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Laval Rocket on Monday, 7 p.m.

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Defenseman Sebastian Dirven and forward Matt Koopman each had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers who won their regular season home finale, 4-3, against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va.

Goaltender Brad Barone made 33 saves on 36 shots for Wheeling (27-36-5-0) while forwards Tyler Drevitch and David Jankowski each contributed goals.

Highlights:

The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Iowa Heartlanders on Wednesday, 8:05 p.m.

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