game with 1:45 remaining in the contest and then netted two goals in the shootout to lead the Pens to a 4-3 victory over the Bears.

With that win, the Penguins took sole possession of first place in the AHL’s East Division, holding a one point advantage over the Norfolk Admirals. Their 32 points are also tops in the Eastern Conference and second in the league, trailing the Rochester Americans by one point.

The Pens play host to the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday evening at 7:05pm. The first 5,000 fans will receive a 2006 East Division Championship License Plate courtesy of the Citizens’ Voice and the Scranton Times-Tribune.

The Hershey Bears come calling on Friday night for a 7:05pm rematch between the clubs. The first 2,500 fans aged 14 or under can look forward to a Penguins Mr. Potato Head, sponsored by Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania/Highmark Blue Shield. The Penguins will wrap up their weekend Saturday night in Binghamton, taking on the Senators at 7:05pm.

Season ticket plans and partial packages for the 2006-07 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey are on sale now, and available by calling 208-7367.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 24 – Paul Bissonnette recalled from Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

PENGUINS STREAKS
- Jonathan Filewich has a four-game goal streak and a five game point streak (4+3=7)
- Marc-Antoine Pouliot has a four-game point streak (3+4=7)
- Kyle Brodziak has a six-game assist streak (six assists).
- The Penguins carry a seven-game undefeated streak (5-0-1-1) into this week’s action.

PENGUINS LEAGUE LEADERS (as of Nov. 13):
- Tom Gilbert is tied for 11th among league defensemen with 12 points.(2+10).
- Rob Schremp is tied for 14th among rookies with 15 points (4+11=15).
- Marc-Antoine Pouliot is tied for 12th in the league with five power play goals and tied for 14th with seven power play assists.
- Jonathan Filewich is tied for eighth with a plus-11 rating and is tied for 15th overall with 22 points (10+12)
- Jeff Deslauriers is tied for third in the league with eight wins and tied for sixth with a 2.36 GAA. He is tied for second in the league with two shootout victories.
- Andrew Penner is tied for second in the league with two shutouts and tied for 10th with seven wins.

DICKIE HITS THE CENTURY MARK
Penguins forward Stephen Dixon appeared in his 100th consecutive regular season game on November 26 at Hershey, the longest current streak on the team. Dixon was the only Penguins player to appear in all 80 regular season games last season, and has suited up for the first 20 this year.

BONVIE UP TO 15th
Penguins right wing Dennis Bonvie appeared in his 188th career game for the club on Sunday in Hershey, moving him into sole possession of 15th place on the team’s all-time games played list. Bonvie is the leader in career games played among current AHL players with 774, and ranks 29th all-time in AHL history.

POWER PLAY
The Penguins currently have the second ranked power play in the American Hockey League, striking at a 24.2% rate (32 goals/132 attempts).
The Penguins home power play is second in the league at 26.0% (13 goals/50 attempts).
The Pens road power play ranks third overall at 23.2% (19 goals/82 attempts).

PENALTY KILL
The Penguins rank sixth overall with an 86.9% penalty kill rate (14 goals against/107 attempts).
The Pens road penalty kill is fourth at 87.9% (8 goals against/66 attempts).
The Pens home penalty kill is 11th in the league at 85.4% (6 goals against/41 attempts).

UPCOMING OPPONENTS
Syracuse Crunch – Wednesday, Nov. 29 – 7:05pm @ Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
RECORD: 4-14-0-1, 9 points, sixth place in North Division
LEADING SCORER: Jeff Platt, 11+4=15, Joe Motzko, 3+12=15
LEADING GOALIE: Ty Conklin, 2-8-1 record, 3.47 goals against average
SEASON SERIES: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads, 1-0-0-0. The teams will face each other eight times in total this year.
NOTES: Former Penguin Darcy Verot has three points (2+1) and 60 PIMs in 14 games with Syracuse this season.

Hershey Bears – Friday, Dec. 1 – 7:05pm @ Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
RECORD: 13-2-1-3, 30 points, third place in East Division
LEADING SCORER: Eric Fehr, 10+14=24
LEADING GOALIE: Frederic Cassivi, 8-3-3 record, one shutout, 2.75 goals against average.
SEASON SERIES: Each team has a win in the two games played so far this season. The Penguins picked up a shootout victory over the Bears November 26th. The teams will face each other 10 times this season.
NOTES: The Bears are winless in the shootout this season (as of Nov. 27th) going 0-0-0-3.

Binghamton Senators – Saturday, Dec.– 7:05pm @ Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
RECORD: 6-12-0-2, 14 points, seventh place in East Division
LEADING SCORER: Jeff Heerema, 11+8=19
LEADING GOALIE: Kelly Guard, 5-6-1 record, one shutout, 3.08 goals against average
SEASON SERIES: The Senators lead 1-0-0-0. The teams will face each other eight times this season.
NOTES: The Senators signed former Penguin Mike Sgroi to a 25-game PTO on November 25th. Sgroi went scoreless with five penalty minutes in his Senators debut against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Nov. 25.