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Kirby Center 25th anniversary plaque recognizes theater’s benefactors

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Pennsylvania Game Commission to close two pheasant farms; cut allocation

<p>HARTFORD, Conn. &#8211; Kevin Porter and Tom Sestito both recorded a goal and an assist, and Dominik Simon picked up four helpers as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins posted a 6-2 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack at XL Center on Wednesday night.</p><p>The victory was the third in a row for the Penguins, whose 17-5-3-0 record remains the top mark in the American Hockey League. Hartford (7-14-3-1) saw its winless streak stretch to five games (0-4-0-1) with the loss.</p><p>Garrett Wilson notched the lone goal of the opening frame at 13:26 and the 1-0 lead held until the 9:34 mark of the second period. Nicklas Jensen, who was reassigned from the New York Rangers earlier in the day, put home his team-leading ninth tally to tie the score at 1-1.</p><p>The deadlock was short-lived, however, as Kevin Porter came in from the far boards, collected a rebound and beat netminder Magnus Hellberg glove side just 16 seconds later.</p><p>Porter&#8217;s goal was the first of four straight for the Penguins. Cameron Gaunce tallied his first in a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton uniform (the eventual game-winner) with 29 seconds left in the second period, and Ryan Haggerty took a feed from Sestito at the far post two and a half minutes into the third to make it a 4-1 advantage.</p><p>Tom Kostopoulos extended the Penguins streak of games with a power play goal to seven at the 14:37 mark, before Chris Summers found the back of the net for his first of the season with the Wolf Pack.</p><p>Sestito padded the Pens advantage with a second man-advantage marker with just 26 seconds left in the game.</p><p>Tristan Jarry picked up his 11th win of the season with a 31 save performance, while Hellberg turned aside 27 shots in defeat.</p><p>The Penguins&#8217; are back on home ice this Friday, Dec. 16 as they face-off against the Rochester Americans for the first and only time at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza this season. The contest is also an Eyewitness News Fan Friday, with $14 lower bowl tickets, select draft beers for just $2 from 6:00-7:30 p.m., and a post-game autograph session with two Penguins players.</p><p>Individual game tickets for tomorrow night&#8217;s game and all Penguins home games, are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, online at TicketMaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.</p><p>Penguins ticket packages, including 22-game, 12-game, and 10-voucher flex packs, are available directly through the Penguins offices by calling (570) 208-7367.</p><p>NOTES: The game was Tom Sestito&#8217;s 300th in the AHL&#8230; Jake Guentzel was held scoreless in the game, snapping a three-game scoring streak which saw him tally a goal and an assist in each contest and a five-game total AHL point streak&#8230; The Penguins are 11-for-28 (39.3%) on the power play over their past seven games, scoring in every contest&#8230; Simon has nine points (1G-8A) over the past six games&#8230; Wilson&#8217;s goal gives him points in three-straight games (1G-3A)&#8230; David Warsofsky had his five-game scoring streak snapped.</p><style>
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins beat Hartford 6-2, win third straight