Saturday, November 8, 2008

Bears @ Penguins Preview, 11/8

Hershey Bears
record ~ 9-3-0-1 17 points
standings ~ 1st in East Division
most recent game ~ 3-0 Win @ Albany, 11/7
last 5 games ~ 2-2-0-1
road record ~ 6-1-0-1
goals for ~ 56
goals against ~43
power play ~ 15.7% (18th)
penalty kill ~ 76.5% (27th)

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
record ~ 6-4-0-1 13 points
standings ~ 4th in East Division
most recent game ~ 4-0 Win vs Lowell 11/7
last 5 games ~ 3-2-0-0
home record ~ 2-1-0-1
goals for ~ 40
goals against ~ 34
power play ~ 15.3% (19st)
penalty kill ~ 83.1% (17th)

last time teams met - Wilkes Barre/Scranton won 5-4 in Hershey on October 19


Players to watch:

Hershey:

C Keith Aucoin (11)- He is tied for 2nd in the league with 18 points but has only tallied 1 assist in the last 5 games. The entire line (Mink, Giroux, and Aucoin) has struggled of late.
C Andrew Joudrey (23) - Has only played in 7 games so far this season and only has 2 assists in those games. But he brings energy and solid defensive play to whatever line he centers.
LW Oskar Osala (36) - With 9 goals and 2 assists he is having a wonderful rookie campaign. The rookie line (Perrault, Bouchard, and Osala) is the only line to sustain pressure lately. He has 4 goals in the last 4 games.

Wilkes Barre/Scranton:

LW Chris Minard
(14) - With 13 goals and 6 assist in 10 games he is leading the Penguins and the league in points.
C Jeff Taffe (22) - 2nd on the team in points he has totaled 8 goals and 8 assists in 10 games.
LW Janne Pesonen (25) - Has also played in 10 games this season and he has 2 goals and 11 assists in those games.



News and Notes:
  • Darren Reid was injured in the 2nd period last night in Albany and is NOT expected to play tonight.
  • Tyler Sloan has been recalled to Washington this morning in response to Shaone Morrison's injury.
LET'S GO BEARS!!!

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