It was a critical weekend for the Wilkes-Barre/Scrantion Penguins and they pulled out a 1-1 split with Lehigh Valley after losing the first game. Here’s Nick Hart from WBSPenguins.com:
Friday, Mar. 14 – PENGUINS 1 at Lehigh Valley 3
The Phantoms scored 70 seconds into the game to take an early lead. McGroarty sniped the first shorthanded goal of his career in the second period, but Lehigh Valley gathered a power-play goal and an empty netter to take the win.
Sunday, Mar. 16 – PENGUINS 5 at Lehigh Valley 3
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton closed its 12-game season series with Lehigh Valley by putting on a high-octane special teams display.