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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; When the Toronto Marlies scored a shorthanded goal early in the third period on Friday, it halted the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins&#8217; shutout streak at 225:02.</p><p>When they scored a third shorthanded goal less than three minutes later to tie the game at 3-3, it would eventually stop their win streak as well.</p><p>After building a 3-0 lead, the Penguins allowed the Marlies to score three shorthanded goals in the first seven minutes of the third period and go on to lose in a 4-3 shootout. The loss snaps a four-game win streak and is the first for interim head coach Jay Leach, who seemed to be cruising to his third win behind the bench.</p><p>Leach said the game - against one of the top teams in the AHL, was a learning experience for himself and his team.</p><p>&#8220;These are the situations as a young coach where you learn,&#8221; Leach said. &#8220;I have to look back at this game and evaluate where I could&#8217;ve done differently.&#8221;</p><p>After posting three shutouts in their last three games, the Penguins turned to Wheeling call-up Brian Foster to become the third goaltender to keep the shutout streak going.</p><p>For the first two periods, it appeared Foster would do just that, stopping all 18 shots he faced.</p><p>And they weren&#8217;t all easy saves.</p><p>In the first period, he stopped Toronto&#8217;s Nikita Sishnikov on a shorthanded breakaway and, in the second, staved off a Toronto 3-on-2 rush and followed it up with a pad save on Sishnikov on the next shift.</p><p>&#8220;He played terrific tonight,&#8221; Leach said. &#8220;He did a heck of a job to come in against one of the top teams in the league. I&#8217;m not blaming him at all (for the loss). I think we&#8217;ll blame it on execution.&#8221;</p><p>After the Penguins squandered an early opportunity with a two-man advantage for 1:55, they responded by connecting on even strength. Clark Seymour made it 1-0 with a blast from the point and Scott Wilson scored his 15th of the season when he flipped the puck past a Toronto defender and finished off a breakaway to make it 2-0.</p><p>After Derrick Pouliot made it 3-0 with a power-play goal in the third period, Toronto made it interesting, and quickly.</p><p>While the Marlies made a seemingly endless run to the penalty box, and it worked out in their favor.</p><p>In a span of less than three minutes, Toronto scored three shorthanded goals - all coming on breakaways and odd man rushes, to even things up at 3-3 before the period even hit the midway point.</p><p>&#8220;We controlled the game through two periods and we shot ourselves in the foot in the third,&#8221; winger Bryan Rust said. &#8220;That&#8217;s something that can&#8217;t happen. It&#8217;s unacceptable, especially for a team of this caliber.&#8221;</p><p>After Toronto tied it, they kept pushing, forcing the Penguins to come up big in their own end. Foster regrouped and played strong, make several huge stops on point-blank shots from AHL leading scorer William Nylander to carry the game to overtime.</p><p>&#8220;The silver lining for me is the way we stood tall,&#8221; Leach said. &#8220;When you give up three shorthanded goals and give up your lead, that can be deflating. I give the guys a lot of credit for playing as hard as they did.&#8221;</p><p>Late in the third period, Josh Archibald almost won it when he hit a post, and the Penguins penalty kill was perfect on the night, staving off Toronto power plays midway through the third period and in overtime.</p><p>It wasn&#8217;t until the fourth round of the shootout when Toronto struck again when Nikita Soshnikov scored to win the game.</p><p>But the Penguins are far from devastated by the defeat as they travel to Syracuse to take on the Crunch Saturday before entering Christmas break.</p><p>&#8220;We still have a lot of resolve in that room,&#8221; Leach said. &#8220;We&#8217;re a very good team and we need to use this as a learning experience moving forward.&#8221;</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- Casey DeSmith was recalled from Wheeling to backup Foster on Friday. The duo will remain intact for Saturday&#8217;s game as Tristan Jarry is still out and is considered day-to-day with a lower body injury, according to Leach.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kuhnhackl watches the puck behind the goal after checking Toronto defenseman Scott Harrington against the boards during Friday night&#8217;s AHL game. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_pens_tor2_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kuhnhackl watches the puck behind the goal after checking Toronto defenseman Scott Harrington against the boards during Friday night&#8217;s AHL game. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Pens_tor1_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kostopoulos and Bryan Rust chase a deflected puck in front of the goal. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_Pens_tor1_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kostopoulos and Bryan Rust chase a deflected puck in front of the goal. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_pens_tor3_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Carter Rowney pushs Toronto defense man Andrew Campbell against the boards in a struggle for the puck. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_pens_tor3_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Carter Rowney pushs Toronto defense man Andrew Campbell against the boards in a struggle for the puck. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>WBS give up 3 shorthanded goals in third period</subheadMeta></div><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>Toronto 4 Penguins 3 shootout</strong></p><p><strong>Toronto`0`0`3`1&#8217;&#8212;`4</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins` 1`1`1`0&#8212;`3</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. WBS, Clark Seymour 2 (Rowney, Simon) 6:59. 2. WBS, Scott Wilson 15 (Andersen, McNeill) 14:01. Penalties - TOR, Loov (tripping) 3:27; TOR, Hyman (delay of game) 3:32; WBS, Pouliot (hooking) 8:27.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; None. Penalties - TOR, Rupert (tripping) 10:47; WBS, Pouliot (holding the stick) 16:11; TOR, Panik (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:06; WBS, Kostopoulos (roughing) 19:06.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p>Scoring &#8211; 3. WBS, Derrick Pouliot 5 (Wilson, Mouillierat) power play 2:22. 4. TOR, Mark Arcobello 11 (Hyman) shorthanded 4:38. 5. TOR, Nikita Soshnikov 8 (Carrick) shorthanded 5:17. 6. TOR, Richard Clune 5 unassisted shorthanded 7:12. Penalties - TOR, Harrington (interference) :19; TOR, Campbell (delay of game) 2:16; TOR, Arcobello (unsportsmanlike conduct) 6:14; WBS, McNeill (roughing) 9:12.</p><p><strong>Overtime</strong></p><p>Scoring - None. Penalties - WBS, bench - served by Loney (too many men) 1:35</p><p><strong>Shootout</strong></p><p>WBS - Simon - NG; Wilson - NG; Dea - NG;</p><p>TOR - Arcobello - NG; Nylander - NG; Soshnikov - G</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Toronto &#8211; 11-7-6-6-31</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 15-16-8-3-42</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Toronto &#8211; 0 of 4</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 1 of 7</p><p>Goaltenders</p><p>Toronto - Antoine Bibeau 8-3-0 (39 saves-42 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Brian Foster 0-0-1 (27-30)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Toronto &#8211; G Antoine Bibeau, D Andrew Campbell, D Rinat Valiev, LW Zach Hyman, C Mark Arcobello, RW Matt Frattin</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Brian Foster, D Tim Erixon, D Will O&#8217;Neill, LW Dominik Simon, C Carter Rowney, RW Tom Kuhnhackl</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. TOR, Nikita Soshnikov (goal) 2. WBS, Scott Wilson (goal) 3. TOR, Richard Clune (goal)</p><p>Referee &#8211; Jamie Koharski. Linesmen &#8211; Francois Dussureault, Ryan Knapp</p><p>Attendance &#8211; 5,613</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Toronto snaps Penguins win streak