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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins had to decide which Binghamton team they wanted to face on Wednesday.</p><p>Was it the Senators team that is second-to-last in the Eastern Conference with not much left to play for, or the team that hadn&#8217;t lost in its last six games and can be a dangerous opponent?</p><p>Binghamton played like the former, but the Penguins treated them like the latter in a convincing 5-0 win. Dominik Simon had two power play goals and Tristan Jarry stopped all 20 shots he faced for the win. The Penguins have now won three straight and remain in first place in the Atlantic Division and they occupy the third spot in the conference.</p><p>Even if Binghamton doesn&#8217;t have much to play for, Simon said it was important for the Penguins not to get too comfortable.</p><p>&#8220;You could see it didn&#8217;t look like they were so happy to be here, but we still had to go hard,&#8221; Simon said. &#8220;They&#8217;re not in the playoffs but maybe they&#8217;re playing for something else. We&#8217;re playing for playoffs and home ice. You still have to give 100 percent. It doesn&#8217;t matter who you&#8217;re playing against.&#8221;</p><p>The Penguins established the pace in the first period and never looked back.</p><p>&#8220;(Binghamton) was 5-0-1 coming in. We knew we were in for a game and that&#8217;s why we wanted to have a good start,&#8221; said head coach Clark Donatelli.</p><p>Carter Rowney struck early for the Penguins when he stuffed home a rebound from a Tom Kostopoulos shot less than four minutes into the first period.</p><p>Jarry only saw four Binghamton shots in the first period, and he got some help in the second to avoid letting the Senators tie it up.</p><p>Binghamton&#8217;s Guillaume Lepine threw a shot on net that hit the post and slid behind Jarry in the crease where Jean-Sebastien Dea swept it out before the Senators could poke it in.</p><p>After that hiccup, the Penguins righted the ship and got back on the scoreboard when Simon punched in a rebound during a power play to make it 2-0.</p><p>Dea added his 18th goal of the season when he converted a cross-ice pass from Harrison Ruopp, and Josh Archibald tapped in a Kael Mouillierat pass to put the Penguins up 4-0 at the end of the second period.</p><p>&#8220;Our goal was to come out and have a really good first period, and we go up 1-0,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;In the second period we wanted to keep the same pace going. It was good to see that.&#8221;</p><p>Simon made it 5-0 in the third period with his second power play goal of the night - coming off yet another rebound in front.</p><p>While Simon has his share of pretty goals this season, he said there&#8217;s an emphasis on getting the gritty goals as well.</p><p>&#8220;Most of the goals are scored like that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have to be hungry for those. I don&#8217;t care how nice it is, just if it&#8217;s in the back of the net.&#8221;</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- D Reid McNeill (illness), F Patrick McGrath, F Teddy Blueger, F Ty Loney, F Tyler Biggs (injury), F Sahir Gill (injury), F Dominik Uher (injury) and D Ryan Parent (injury) were scratched for the Penguins.</p><p>- Ruopp&#8217;s assist on Dea&#8217;s goal in the second period was the first point of his AHL career. &#8220;That was a great pass by him. That&#8217;s going to give him a lot of confidence,&#8221; Donatelli said.</p><p>- Jake Guentzel had three shots and was a plus-3 in his first AHL game. &#8220;It was good for his first game. You can see he&#8217;s going to be a very dynamic player. I don&#8217;t think the speed bothered him,&#8221; Donatelli said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Penguins&#8217; Jarrett Burton takes the puck to the net during Wednesday night&#8217;s game at Mohegan Sun Arena. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_TTL032416Penguins1.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Penguins&#8217; Jarrett Burton takes the puck to the net during Wednesday night&#8217;s game at Mohegan Sun Arena. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_TTL032416Penguins2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">The Penguins&#8217; Tom Kostopoulos congratulates Carter Rowney after scoring a goal in the first period of Wednesday night&#8217;s game against Binghamton at Mohegan Sun Arena. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_TTL032416Penguins2.jpg</photo1><caption1>The Penguins&#8217; Tom Kostopoulos congratulates Carter Rowney after scoring a goal in the first period of Wednesday night&#8217;s game against Binghamton at Mohegan Sun Arena. </caption1><photoCredit1>Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_TTL032416Penguins3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton&#8217;s Kael Mouillierat chases down the Senators&#8217; Daultan Leveille (no. 14) during Wednesday&#8217;s game. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_TTL032416Penguins3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton&#8217;s Kael Mouillierat chases down the Senators&#8217; Daultan Leveille (no. 14) during Wednesday&#8217;s game. </caption2><photoCredit2>Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>Penguins 5, Binghamton 0</strong></p><p><strong>Binghamton`0`0`0`&#8212;`0</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins`1`3`1`&#8212;`5</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. WBS, Carter Rowney 21 (Kostopoulos, Erixon) 3:32. Penalties - None.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 2. WBS, Dominik Simon 19 (Dea, Plachta) power play 7:19. 3. WBS, Jean-Sebastien Dea 18 (Ruopp, Sestito) 13:51. 4. WBS, Josh Archibald 9 (Mouillierat, Oleksy) 16:01. Penalties - BNG, Lepine (hooking) 5:27; BNG, Harpur (hooking) 6:06; WBS, Kostopoulos (holding the stick) 6:06; BNG, Elanyk (fighting) 16:14; BNG, Stortini (boarding) 16:14; WBS, Archibald (roughing, fighting) 16:14.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 5. WBS, Dominik Simon 20 (Erixon, Goers) power play 1:06. Penalties - BNG, McCormick (slashing) :10; WBS, Dea (slashing) :10; WBS, Dea (hooking) 4:19; WBS, Erixon (tripping) 8:00; BNG, Robinson (cross-checking, fighting) 11:12; WBS, Ruopp (fighting) 11:12.</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Binghamton &#8211; 4-7-9-20</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 12-13-11-36</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Binghamton &#8211; 0 of 2</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 2 of 3</p><p>Goaltenders</p><p>Binghamton &#8211; Chris Driedger 16-13-3 (31 saves &#8211; 36 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Tristan Jarry 15-9-3 (20-20)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Binghamton &#8211; G Chris Driedger, D Jerome Leduc, D Guillaume Lepine, LW Jason Akeson, C Phil Varone, RW Casey Bailey</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Tristan Jarry, D Tim Erixon, D Steve Oleksy, LW Mattias Plachta, C Carter Rowney, RW Tom Kostopoulos</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. WBS, Tristan Jarry (shutout) 2. WBS, Dominik Simon (two goals) 3. WBS, Jean-Sebastien Dea (goal, assist)</p><p><strong>Referees</strong> &#8211; Terry Koharski, Cameron Voss. <strong>Linesmen</strong> &#8211; Ryan Knapp, Jud Ritter</p><p><strong>Attendance</strong> &#8211; 4,125</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Pens dominate Sens in 5-0 win