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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; Dustin Jeffrey didn&#8217;t exactly greet his former team with open arms on Tuesday.</p><p>Instead, Jeffrey reminded the Springfield Falcons of what they lost when he was traded earlier this month by posting a three-point night in a 4-3 Penguins win.</p><p>Tom Sestito&#8217;s power-play goal proved to be the game winner as the Penguins allowed the Falcons to tie it three times. The win improves the Penguins to 41-22-4-1 and they trail the Hershey Bears for first place in the Atlantic Division (.649 to .640).</p><p>Against a Springfield team that is last in the Eastern Conference and out of the playoff hunt, the Penguins knew the Falcons could still be a dangerous team.</p><p>&#8220;Everyone has something to play for. Everyone&#8217;s a pro out here and they know they have to play until the end of the year,&#8221; Sestito said. &#8220;These are the teams you have to worry about most.&#8221;</p><p>The Penguins struck first thanks to Jeffrey, who took a Steve Oleksy pass through the neutral zone sprung him for a breakaway. Jeffrey skated up to the crease and neatly slid the puck through the five-hole for a 1-0 lead in the first period.</p><p>&#8220;You always want to prove something when somebody trades you,&#8221; Jeffrey said. &#8220;Anytime you can get some points up against a former team it feels good.&#8221;</p><p>Springfield answered minutes later to make it 1-1, but the Penguins regained the lead when Dominik Simon one-timed a pass from Jeffrey for a 2-1 advantage heading into the second period.</p><p>Springfield evened it up less than a minute into the period on a seemingly harmless shot from Craig Cunningham at the top of the right faceoff circle. The shot, which appeared to be tipped, caught Jarry off-guard and floated into the net for a 2-2 tie.</p><p>But the Penguins took the lead for a third time when Niclas Andersen fired a shot from the point that beat Springfield goaltender Marek Langhamer as Jean-Sebastien Dea provided a screen in front.</p><p>Andersen&#8217;s goal was his first in 22 games and came less than two minutes after Springfield tied it up.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very important that we respond right after they scored,&#8221; head coach Clark Donatelli said. &#8220;It was very important that we respond with a big shift.&#8221;</p><p>With a 3-2 lead, the Penguins were put to the test when penalties to Oskar Sundqvist and then Tom Kostopoulos gave the Falcons a two-man advantage for 1:01.</p><p>Jarry came up big during the kill, ending Springfield&#8217;s five-on-three by gloving a shot from Greg Carey.</p><p>&#8220;That was a big five-on-three kill,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;They get one there and it&#8217;s a different ballgame.&#8221;</p><p>Sestito gave the Penguins some breathing room when he set up shop in front of the net during a power play and tipped a Will O&#8217;Neill slapshot past Langhamer for a 4-2 lead with 10 minutes remaining.</p><p>Still, Springfield kept pushing back and scored with a little over a minute remaining to make it 4-3.</p><p>After being shutout last Saturday against Providence and then letting the Falcons stay in it on Tuesday, Sestito said the Penguins need to improve.</p><p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t play our best hockey,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;re not doing everything 100 percent right now. We have eight games left until playoffs start so we better really ramp it up.&#8221;</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- Donatelli said newly-signed defenseman Ethan Prow could report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by this weekend. Prow, 23, who is a Hoby Baker Award finalist, wrapped up his final season at St. Cloud State, setting career highs in goals (8), assists (30), points (38) and plus-minus (plus-29) in 37 games.</p><p>- D Harrison Ruopp, F Patrick McGrath, F Teddy Blueger, F Jake Guentzel, D Ryan Parent, F Tyler Biggs (injury), F Sahir Gill (injury) and F Dominik Uher (injury) were scratched for the Penguins.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Springfield defenseman Hunter Fejes shoves Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kostopoulos during Tuesday&#8217;s game at Mohegan Sun Arena. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_pens_fal1_faa-1-.jpg</photo0><caption0>Springfield defenseman Hunter Fejes shoves Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Tom Kostopoulos during Tuesday&#8217;s game at Mohegan Sun Arena. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_pens_fal2_faa-1-.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Penguins Tom Kostopoulos and Carter Rowney watch the puck along the boards along with Springfield goalie Marek Langhamer and defenseman Justin Hache. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_pens_fal2_faa-1-.jpg</photo1><caption1>Penguins Tom Kostopoulos and Carter Rowney watch the puck along the boards along with Springfield goalie Marek Langhamer and defenseman Justin Hache. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_pens_fal3_faa-1-.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Penguins Jarrett Burton steals the puck away from Springfield&#8217;s Daniel New during Tuesday&#8217;s game. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/web1_pens_fal3_faa-1-.jpg</photo2><caption2>Penguins Jarrett Burton steals the puck away from Springfield&#8217;s Daniel New during Tuesday&#8217;s game. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For 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 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Penguins 4, <strong>Springfield 3</strong></strong></p><p><strong>Springfield`1 2`1 - 3</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins` 2`1`1&#8212;`4</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. WBS, Dustin Jeffrey 18 (Oleksy, Simon) 5:11. 2. SPR, Domenic Monardo 5 (Carey, Delisle) 8:14. 3. WBS, Dominik Simon 21 (Jeffrey, O&#8217;Neill) 10:53. Penalties - WBS, McNeill (cross-checking) 2:03; WBS, bench - served by Sestito (too many men) 18:03; SPR, Samuelsson (holding the stick) 18:08.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 4. SPR, Craig Cunningham 19 (Bunting) :58. 5. WBS, Niclas Andersen 4 (McNeill, Mouillierat) 2:26. Penalties - SPR, Carey (high-sticking) 3:06; SPR, Monardo (tripping) 7:03; WBS, Sundqvist (boarding) 12:37; WBS, Kostopoulos (high-sticking) 13:36; SPR, Bunting (roughing) 20:00; SPR, Hache (fighting) 20:00; SPR, Smith (roughing) 20:00; WBS, Archibald (roughing) 20:00; WBS, Oleksy (roughing, fighting) 20:00.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p>Scoring &#8211; 6. WBS, Tom Sestito 5 (O&#8217;Neill, Jeffrey) power play 10:52. 7. SPR, Greg Carey 26 (New, Smith) 19:05. Penalties - SPR, Hache (high-sticking) 9:05; SPR, Monardo (high-sticking) 16:12.</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Springfield &#8211; 8-7-16-31</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 9-15-7-31</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Springfield &#8211; 0 of 4</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 1 of 4</p><p>Goaltenders</p><p>Springfield - Marek Langhamer 6-9-2 (27 saves-31 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Tristan Jarry 17-10-3 (28-31)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Springfield &#8211; G Marek Langhamer, D Dakota Mermis, D Dylan Reese, LW Michael Bunting, C Laurent Dauphin, RW Craig Cunningham</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Tristan Jarry, D Tim Erixon, D Steve Oleksy, LW Matthias Plachta, C Carter Rowney, RW Tom Kostopoulos</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. WBS, Dustin Jeffrey (goal, two assists) 2. WBS, Dominik Simon (goal, assist) 3. WBS, Will O&#8217;Neill (two assists)</p><p>Referee &#8211; Evegeny Romasko, Tom Chmielewski. Linesmen &#8211; Jason Mandroc, Jud Ritter.</p><p>Attendance &#8211; 3,960</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Dustin Jeffrey powers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins past former team