STREAKING BIRDS
The Penguins carry a five-game winning streak into this week’s action, and are 7-2-0-1 in their past 10 games.

PENGUINS LEAGUE LEADERS
- Jonathan Filewich is tied for 17th with 23 goals.
- Rob Schremp is tied for 15th among rookies with 38 points (13+25=38).
- Tyler Kennedy is tied for 16th among rookies with 37 points (12+25=37).
- Micki DuPont is tied for third among defensemen with 35 points (11+24=35) and tied for fourth among blueliners with 11 goals.|
- Kyle Brodziak is tied for second with six game-winning goals.
- Wade Skolney is ninth with 179 penalty minutes.
- Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers is eighth in the AHL with a 2.42 GAA, is tied for 10th in the league with 17 wins, 17th with a .912 save percentage and tied for sixth in the league with three shutouts

POWER PLAY
- The Penguins currently have the top ranked power play in the American Hockey League, striking at a 22.9% rate (77 goals/336 attempts).
- The Penguins home power play is first in the league at 27.6% (47 goals/170 attempts).
- The Pens road power play ranks tied for sixth at 18.1% (30 goals/166 attempts).

PENALTY KILL
- The Penguins rank sixth overall with an 85.4% penalty kill rate (48 goals against/328 attempts).
- The Pens home penalty kill is tied for 11th in the league at 84.2% (25 goals against/158 attempts).
- The Pens road penalty kill is third at 86.5% (23 goals against/170 attempts).

CAPTAIN COMEBACK
Micki DuPont was named the 11th captain in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton history last Friday morning, and responded by recording his second two-goal game of the season to lead the Pens to a 5-3 comeback victory against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. DuPont evened the score at 3-3 with his first tally, then put the Penguins ahead just 1:45 later for his second game-winning goal of the season.

DuPont also added an assist in the third period, giving him his third three-point game of the year (Nov. 22 vs. Albany, 1+2; Dec. 16 vs. Philadelphia, 1+2). He previously netted two goals Dec. 22 vs. Bridgeport.

DuPont now has 35 points on the season (11+24) and ranks tied for third among AHL defensemen in points.

PENGUINS CAPTAINS
1999-2000 Tyler Wright, Steve Leach, John Slaney
2000-2001 John Slaney, Sven Butenschon
2001-2002 Jason MacDonald
2002-2003 Tom Kostopoulos
2003-2004 Tom Kostopoulos, Patrick Boileau, Kris Beech
2004-2005 Alain Nasreddine, Rob Scuderi
2005-2006 Alain Nasreddine
2006-2007 Alain Nasreddine, Micki DuPont

NILSSON STARTS STRONG
Robert Nilsson was leading the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in assists (33) and points (45) at the time of his trade to the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 27, and has shown no signs of slowing down since arriving in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Nilsson picked up three assists in his Penguins debut on Feb. 28 vs. Binghamton, helping the Pens to a 3-2 win. He followed that up with two assists vs. his former teammates from Bridgeport on March 2 in a 5-3 WBS victory, and added one more helper Saturday against the Albany River Rats.

Nilsson currently has a six-game point streak (2+7=9), a season high, dating back to February 23.

SCHREMP SCORES BIG
Rob Schremp recorded his first career multi-goal game, and set a new personal best for points in a game with three (2+1) on Feb. 28 against the Binghamton Senators. Two nights later he picked up two points (1+1) in a 5-3 win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

Schremp now ranks 15th among AHL rookies with 38 points (13+25).

BRODZIAK BESTS BRIDGEPORT
Kyle Brodziak tied his career-best with three assists in Friday night’s win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He also picked up three helpers as a member of the Iowa Stars last season, chipping in with three on April 11 in a 5-4 OT win against the Chicago Wolves.

Brodziak followed that up with a two-goal game on Saturday against the Albany River Rats, picking up the overtime winner as well. The GWG was the sixth this season fro Brodziak, second in the league and the second-highest single season total in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins history (Michel Ouellet – 2003-04; Matt Hussey – 2005-06).

FILLY BETTERS GOAL TOTAL
Jonathan Filewich netted his 23rd goal of the season on Feb. 28 against the Senators, eclipsing his season total from his rookie campaign, when he picked up 22 goals and 36 points.

Filewich now ranks 14th on the team’s all-time goal scoring list with 45, one shy of Greg Crozier and Colby Armstrong.

Filewich’s goal against the Sens was his third game-winning tally of the season, and the seventh of his Pens’ career, tied for 10th on the team’s all-time list. It was also his ninth power play goal of the year, and 15th of his career, 13th place in Penguins’ history.