The Penguins managed to slip just two of 57 shots
by Tomas Popperle in 65 minutes Friday night.
They then potted three pucks behind the Syracuse
netminder in four attempts during the shootout round
to record a 3-2 win against the Crunch at the Onondaga
War Memorial at OnCenter.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the
Penguins – the first time the club had lost
back-to-back contests in regulation since Feb. 26
and March 3.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton set a new team record for shots
in a game Friday, bettering the old Pens’ mark
of 53, which was accomplished on Nov. 18, 2000 against
the Albany River Rats.
The 57-shot effort also did away with the old road
record of 50 shots, set on Feb. 2, 2001 in Syracuse.
Geoff Platt opened the scoring late in the first
period to give the home club the lead – a lead
which held for nearly a full period.
A great individual effort from Alexei Mikhnov led
to the Pens’ first tally of the game, as he
stole the puck off a defender then broke in alone
on Popperle, grabbing his fourth goal of the season
in the process.
