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<p>WILKES-BARRE - With two games left in a grueling span of six games in nine days, the Penguins have posted a 2-2 mark and look to tilt things toward the winning side on Friday.</p><p>But after the weekend is over, there won&#8217;t be any time for the Penguins to relax as Friday&#8217;s game against Bridgeport marks the beginning of another grind in which they&#8217;ll play the Sound Tigers and Hershey a total of five times over 10 days.</p><p>&#8220;The schedule is condensed right now,&#8221; team captain Tom Kostopoulos said. &#8220;(Bridgeport and Hershey) are always competitive. There will probably be a little bit of intensity out there and some hatred, if not now then in a couple of weeks.&#8221;</p><p>Neither Bridgeport or Hershey have visited the Mohegan Sun Arena this season, but the Penguins have had success against both on the road. They beat the Sound Tigers in Bridgeport, 7-1, on Nov. 5 and stunned the Bears in Hershey with a dramatic 2-1 win in overtime on Oct. 23.</p><p>While the Penguins will be at home against Bridgeport on Friday, they&#8217;ll take to the road on Saturday to face the Bears. They&#8217;ll end up facing the Sound Tigers three times and Hershey twice over the next 10 days.</p><p>Defenseman Stuart Percy said it&#8217;s imperative to get off on the right foot considering both teams will be frequent rivals.</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s going to be a lot of games between those teams throughout the season and hopefully into the playoffs,&#8221; Percy said after Thursday&#8217;s practice at the Toyota Sportsplex. &#8220;It&#8217;s like a playoff schedule, playing them that often.&#8221;</p><p>Head coach Clark Donatelli said his team is holding up well in the middle of the six-game stretch and everyone is healthy.</p><p>He added that the current stretch is putting the team&#8217;s depth to the test.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re utilizing all our guys and really settling in,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;Both Bridgeport and Hershey force you to play your best and execute. If you can&#8217;t do that, you&#8217;re not going to win against them.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Return of Sestito? </strong></p><p>Pittsburgh placed forward Tom Sestito on waivers on Thursday, and he has until Friday at noon to clear. If Sestito isn&#8217;t claimed Pittsburgh can assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Donatelli didn&#8217;t know what Pittsburgh&#8217;s plans were for Sestito as of Thursday.</p><p>Sestito, 29, has spent the season with Pittsburgh, appearing in eight games and posting 24 penalty minutes.</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><strong>Up Next&#8230;</strong></p><p>Bridgeport Sound Tigers (8-4-0-0, .667, 3rd place in the Atlantic Division) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (10-3-1-0, .750, 1st place in the Atlantic Division)</p><p>Friday, 7:05 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Arena</p><p><strong>Players to watch:</strong></p><p><strong>Bridgeport</strong> - Bracken Kearns leads the Sound Tigers with 12 points in 12 games.</p><p><strong>Penguins</strong> - Thomas Di Pauli scored his first pro goal in his third game on Wednesday.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins continue busy stretch against Bridgeport