Minor league report: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins open preseason with victory
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 21 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who opened their preseason with a 5-1 road win against the Binghamton Devils at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House in Newark, N.J., on Sunday.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got goals from forwards Jordy Bellerive, John Gruden, Zach Nastasiuk, Tim Schaller and defenseman Josh Maniscalco.
The Penguins are scheduled to conclude their preseason at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday with a road game against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
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Forward Cody Sylvester had two goals, including one in overtime, as well as an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 road win against the Indy Fuel at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.
Wheeling (3-6-3) also got four assists from forward Patrick Watling, and forward Joshua Winquist added a goal and an assist.
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey made made nine saves to record the victory.
Highlights:
The Nailers’ next game at home is against the Tulsa Oilers at 7:10 p.m. Thursday.
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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