Penguins seek response as Monsters chase fifth straight win
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton returns to Rocket Arena on Saturday for a 3 p.m. ET rematch with Cleveland.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins face the Cleveland Monsters again at Rocket Arena on Saturday, Oct. 17, with Cleveland seeking a fifth consecutive victory. The game starts at 3 p.m. ET and is available on AHLTV on FloHockey, according to the Monsters.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton enters at 2-2-1-0, while Cleveland is 4-1-0-0. The Penguins are averaging 3.8 goals per game and allowing 2.6; the Monsters are scoring 4.2 and conceding 3.4, Inside The Rink reports.
Avery Hayes leads the Penguins with eight points, including four goals. Inside The Rink projects him alongside Rutger McGroarty and Tristan Broz on Saturday, with Oliver Okuliar, Hugh McGing and Ilyin forming another forward line. The outlet’s projected Cleveland forwards include Luca Pinelli with Jack Williams and Mikael Pyyhtiä, and Owen Sillinger with Steven Lorentz and James Malatesta. These are projections rather than confirmed lineups.
Cleveland won Friday’s meeting 4-2, ending Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s two-game winning run. Hayes scored both Penguins goals, and Pyyhtiä scored twice for the Monsters.