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Former Scranton Mayor James Barrett McNulty remembered for his contributions to Northeastern Pennsylvania

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Scouts service two congregations on Scout Sunday

<p>The grin on Tristan Jarry&#8217;s face gave it away.</p><p>While the goaltender tried to downplay any excitement about being the No. 1 option in net with Matt Murray in Pittsburgh for the time being, Jarry&#8217;s smile proved he&#8217;s anxious to handle the brunt of the goaltending duties as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton heads down the stretch.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s something I look forward to, but I&#8217;m going to treat it how I did before, game-by-game,&#8221; Jarry said after Wednesday&#8217;s practice at the Toyota Sportsplex.</p><p>Jarry&#8217;s game-by-game workload has certainly increased lately. The rookie netminder started six games in February - his highest total of any month, and wrapped things up with back-to-back starts last weekend. The second start against Providence on Sunday saw Jarry make 47 saves in 3-2 loss.</p><p>Despite the result, the rookie netminder said the game was a benefit.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s fun to have games like that every once in a while. You teach yourself some things and see what you can do,&#8221; he said.</p><p>The back-to-back starts also impressed head coach Clark Donatelli, who is expected to lean heavily on Jarry while Murray is in Pittsburgh.</p><p>&#8220;The back-to-back games were real good for his confidence,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s going to be great for him to take the reins and run with it. He&#8217;s been real solid all year.&#8221;</p><p>With three games on the schedule this weekend, Jarry should see a lot of work, although it wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise if backup Brian Foster gave him one night off.</p><p>&#8220;Whatever they give me I&#8217;m going to take,&#8221; Jarry said of the weekend. &#8220;That&#8217;s one of the things I&#8217;m ready to step up and do.&#8221;</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- Donatelli said newly-acquired forward Dustin Jeffrey is expected to arrive for Thursday&#8217;s practice. He said Jeffrey - the AHL&#8217;s 10th leading scorer, will be in the top six but he hasn&#8217;t yet decided on linemates.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s going to make that top six a lot stronger,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;Any time you can get a guy of his caliber and leadership, we&#8217;re fortunate to have him.&#8221;</p><p>- Conor Sheary, who was reassigned by Pittsburgh on Monday, was not at practice for the second straight day. Donatelli said Sheary is day-to-day and is getting better, but it&#8217;s not an injury that will keep him sidelined for long. When asked if Sheary will play this weekend, Donatelli said, &#8220;We&#8217;ll see.&#8221;</p><p>- Carter Rowney sat out Thursday&#8217;s practice for a &#8220;maintenance&#8221; day.</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"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins expected to lean on Tristan Jarry in net