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<p>The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins haven&#8217;t had much time to forget last Friday&#8217;s loss to the Binghamton Senators that snapped their 11-game win streak.</p><p>Nor have they forgotten about what it&#8217;s like to play on Binghamton&#8217;s small ice surface and the challenges it presents.</p><p>The way the Penguins look at it, having things fresh in their minds should be a benefit when the two teams square off again Wednesday night in Binghamton.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s nice to have such a quick turnaround time to try to get back at them,&#8221; defenseman Steve Oleksy said. &#8220;Anytime you lose to a team you want to get them back.&#8221;</p><p>In order for the Penguins to avenge last weekend&#8217;s loss and build another win streak, they&#8217;ll have to apply the lessons they learned from playing on the small ice surface. Captain Tom Kostopoulos said that means playing better in the first 10 minutes because he knows the Senators come out hard to open the game.</p><p>Kostopoulos said it also means making better decisions and making them quicker in the confined space.</p><p>Oleksy thinks the Penguins are capable of making those adjustments.</p><p>&#8220;As the game went on we got better in that building,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You don&#8217;t want to keep talking about it, but it is a little different than most buildings in this league. Once we figure it out completely, it&#8217;s going to suit our game pretty well.&#8221;</p><p>Head coach Mike Sullivan not only is playing on the smaller ice still fresh in the Penguins&#8217; minds, but also the overall atmosphere that makes Binghamton a unique place to play.</p><p>Sullivan said that atmosphere can also be a benefit to an away team.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an exciting place to play. Good energy,&#8221; he said. &#8220;As a player, any time there&#8217;s that type of atmosphere it&#8217;s fun to play in. It lends to an exciting environment.&#8221;</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- C Matia Marcantuoni practiced again on Tuesday. Sullivan said Marcantuoni still isn&#8217;t 100 percent but is very close to returning to the lineup.</p><p>- F Tom Kuhnhackl, who is battling an upper body injury, will not return to the lineup this weekend, Sullivan said.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Up next&#8230;</strong></p><p>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (13-2-0-0, .867, 1st place in the Atlantic Division) at Binghamton Senators (5-10-1-0, .344, 7th place in the North Division)</p><p>Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena - Binghamton, NY</p><p>Listen live on 103.1FM-WILK</p><p><strong>Players to watch:</strong></p><p>Binghamton &#8212; David Dzuirzynski brings a combination of scoring (11 points) and toughness (31 penalty minutes).</p><p>Penguins &#8212; Scott Wilson has scored two goals a game four times this season.</p></factboxMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head back to Binghamton