Letter to the Editor: Writer seeks whereabouts of Wilkes-Barre’s ‘Healing Field’ flags

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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan doesn&#8217;t have a lot to say about his team&#8217;s winning streak.</p><p>But he&#8217;s plenty talkative when it comes to what the Penguins are doing right. The Penguins closed out their seven-game home stand on Saturday with a 3-1 win over the Rochester Americans, extending their win streak to 10 games to set a new franchise record.</p><p>When asked what he thought about the record-setting streak, Sullivan said &#8220;I have no thoughts.&#8221;</p><p>But he did talk freely about what&#8217;s going right for the team that, at 11-1-0-0, has the best record in the AHL.</p><p>&#8220;We defend well, we pay attention to details and we have a disciplined group,&#8221; Sullivan said. &#8220;When the game doesn&#8217;t go our way with the score, this group has a maturity level that we&#8217;re able to maintain our focus and we don&#8217;t go off on tangents.</p><p>&#8220;Guys stick to the game plan.&#8221;</p><p>Facing a goaltender that allowed 15 goals in his three starts this season, the Penguins had some difficulty getting pucks past Rochester netminder Andrey Makarov for the first half of the game.</p><p>But they didn&#8217;t have a problem peppering Makarov with shots, out-shooting Rochester 27-7 while the game still remained scoreless.</p><p>As Sullivan alluded to, the Penguins stuck to the game plan and kept their focus.</p><p>&#8220;At that point we were getting pucks to the net,&#8221; defenseman David Warsofsky said. &#8220;You just stick with the program and can&#8217;t get frustrated.&#8221;</p><p>Jean-Sebastien Dea got the crucial first goal when he sent a wrister in from the high slot that glanced off Makarov&#8217;s glove for a 1-0 lead in the second period.</p><p>The goal was Dea&#8217;s third in his last four games.</p><p>Rochester did the Penguins a favor later in the period by taking two penalties to put the league&#8217;s top power play on the ice. The Penguins&#8217; power play came through late in the second period when Warsofsky snuck a shot through a defenseman and past Makarov to make it 2-0.</p><p>The Penguins carried the two-goal lead and a 32-8 shot advantage into the third period.</p><p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t want to stop,&#8221; Warsofsky said. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t want to let up and let them back into the game. We have a lot of confidence that we know how to put a team away.&#8221;</p><p>The Penguins controlled the final period while maintaining their 2-0 lead until Rochester&#8217;s Phil Varone connected on a breakaway with 19 seconds left to cut the lead to one.</p><p>The goal ruined rookie Tristan Jarry&#8217;s bid for his first AHL shutout. He stopped 15 of 16 shots in the night.</p><p>&#8220;I was disappointed for Tristan,&#8221; Sullivan said. &#8220;It presents a very difficult challenge for a goalie when they don&#8217;t see a lot of pucks. Tristan did a real good job of staying locked in.&#8221;</p><p>Varone&#8217;s goal proved to be a short-lived scare, however, as Oskar Sundqvist sent a puck into the empty net just seconds later to seal the 3-1 win.</p><p>With a game in Hartford on Sunday to wrap up the three-in-three, the Penguins are thinking about one thing, and it&#8217;s not the winning streak.</p><p>&#8220;We want to win each game as it comes,&#8221; Sullivan said. &#8220;We&#8217;re not looking to get ahead of ourselves and look beyond any one game. That&#8217;s going to be our mantra all year with these guys.&#8221;</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- C Matia Marcantuoni (injury), F Tom Sestito (injury), D Barry Goers (injury), D Reid McNeill and F Tyler Biggs were scratched for the Penguins.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kostopoulos chases after the puck as Rochester goalie Andrey Makarov tries to knock away the puck with his hockey stick as defenseman Bob Sanguinetti pursues. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_pen_am1_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kostopoulos chases after the puck as Rochester goalie Andrey Makarov tries to knock away the puck with his hockey stick as defenseman Bob Sanguinetti pursues. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_pens_am5_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Members of the Lady Royals girls hockey team stand on the side after leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins onto the ice on Saturday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_pens_am5_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>Members of the Lady Royals girls hockey team stand on the side after leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins onto the ice on Saturday night. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_pens_am3_faa.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@civitasmedia.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>Penguins 3, Rochester 1</strong></p><p><strong>Rochester`0`0`1`&#8212;`1</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins` 0`2`1`&#8212;`3</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; None. Penalties - RCH, Nevins (slashing) 10:14.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. WBS, Jean-Sebastien Dea 5 unassisted 7:24. 2. WBS, David Warsofsky 2 (Simon, O&#8217;Neill) power play 15:36. Penalties - RCH, Nevins (slashing) 14:40; RCH, Rodrigues (holding) 17:23.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p>Scoring &#8211; 3. RCH, Phil Varone 6 (Sanguinetti) 19:41. 4. WBS, Oskar Sundqvist 4 unassisted, empty net 19:48. Penalties - WBS, Sundqvist (boarding) 8:16; RCH, Donovan (cross-checking) 13:17; RCH, Sanguinetti (hooking, unsportsmanlike conduct) 15:38.</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Rochester &#8211; 4-4-8-16</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 16-16-10-42</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Rochester &#8211; 0 of 1</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 1 of 6</p><p>Goaltenders</p><p>Rochester &#8211; Andrey Makarov 1-3-0 (39 saves-41 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Tristan Jarry 3-0-0 (15-16)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Rochester &#8211; G Andrey Makarov, D Bobby Sanguinetti, D Colby Robak, LW William Carrier, C Jean Dupuy, RW Justin Bailey</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Tristan Jarry, D Tim Erixon, D Will O&#8217;Neill, LW Dominik Simon, C Kevin Porter, RW Carter Rowney</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. WBS, Jean-Sebastien Dea (goal) 2. WBS, David Warsofsky (game-winning goal) 3. WBS, Tristan Jarry (one goal allowed)</p><p>Referee &#8211; Peter Tamaris. Linesmen &#8211; Francois Dussureault, Bob Goodman</p><p>Attendance &#8211; 5,102</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Tom Venesky may be reached at 570-970-7230 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins set franchise record with 10th straight win