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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; How many Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins does it take to earn two wins?</p><p>Ten.</p><p>That&#8217;s how many players combined to score the 10 goals the Penguins totaled in their last two victories, the most recent coming on Friday night in a 4-1 win over the Rochester Americans.</p><p>Jake Guentzel, David Warsofsky, Josh Archibald and Lukas Bengtsson accounted for the goals while Casey DeSmith came within 1:22 of recording his first pro shutout, stopping 26 of 27 shots on the night.</p><p>The Penguins (18-5-3-0) have now won four straight games.</p><p>&#8220;It shows the depth on this team from top to bottom,&#8221; Guentzel said of the goals being produced by different players. &#8220;We&#8217;re all scoring, so it&#8217;s fun.&#8221;</p><p>On Friday, Guentzel scored his fifth goal in his last six games when he picked off a pass in the first period and found himself with space in the low slot before placing a shot behind Rochester goaltender John Muse for a 1-0 lead. With a two-point night, Guentzel now has 12 points in his last seven games and eight points in five games since being reassigned by Pittsburgh.</p><p>The Penguins built a 3-0 lead in the second period on goals by Warsofsky and Archibald, but it was the penalty kill and DeSmith that proved to be a pivotal factor.</p><p>With less than three minutes left in the period, the a pair of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton penalties gave Rochester more than two minutes of power play time, including 1:22 with a two-man advantage.</p><p>DeSmith came up big, making a diving glove stop on Cal O&#8217;Reilly alone at the corner and then answering by stopping a shot from Mac Bennett alone in the slot.</p><p>&#8220;There was a little bit of traffic and I moved to the middle expecting a shot, but the guy moved it back door,&#8221; DeSmith said. &#8220;I lost it for a second, picked it up and just threw everything over there I could. He shot it in my glove.&#8221;</p><p>The successful penalty kill sent the Penguins into the third period with a commanding 3-0 lead.</p><p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a momentum-changer right there,&#8221; head coach Clark Donatelli said. &#8220;Five-on-three, the goalie&#8217;s got to be our best killer and I thought (DeSmith) was great.&#8221;</p><p>The Penguins remained in control and expanded their lead in the third period when Guentzel dished a pass down low to Bengtsson, who was streaking to the net. Bengtsson made a nifty flip over Muse for his first pro goal and a 4-0 Penguins lead.</p><p>The goal was the first of Bengtsson&#8217;s North American career.</p><p>Rochester tallied a goal with 1:22 remaining to spoil DeSmith&#8217;s bid for a shutout, but it wasn&#8217;t enough to threaten the Penguins win.</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- D Tim Erixon, RW Patrick McGrath, C Carter Rowney (injury), C Jarrett Burton, LW Sahir Gill, C Thomas Di Pauli (injury), D Barry Goers and RW Reid Gardiner were scratched for the Penguins.</p><p>- Pittsburgh defenseman Trevor Daley left Friday&#8217;s game with an injury and his status is unknown. If the NHL club calls up a defenseman, Donatelli said his team will be fine. &#8220;Our depth is good. We have a couple of really good defensemen sitting out right now,&#8221; he said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Penguins wing Jake Guentzel takes a pass in front of Rochester goalie John Muse Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Area. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pens_ra1_faa-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Penguins wing Jake Guentzel takes a pass in front of Rochester goalie John Muse Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Area. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pens_ra2_faa-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Penguins&#8217; Chad Ruhwedel battles along the boards with three Rochester defenders during Wilkes-Barre/Scranton&#8217;s 4-1 win on Friday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pens_ra2_faa-2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Penguins&#8217; Chad Ruhwedel battles along the boards with three Rochester defenders during Wilkes-Barre/Scranton&#8217;s 4-1 win on Friday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pens_ra3_faa-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Penguins&#8217; Oskar Sundqvist takes Rochester defender Evan Rodrigues to the ice with him after tripping on the Rochester goalie John Muse hockey stick. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pens_ra3_faa-2.jpg</photo2><caption2>Penguins&#8217; Oskar Sundqvist takes Rochester defender Evan Rodrigues to the ice with him after tripping on the Rochester goalie John Muse hockey stick. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pens_ra4_faa-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Penguins captain Tom Kostopoulos makes a hard cut in front the Rochester goal after taking a shot as Rochester defender Erick Burgdoerfer guards him Friday night at Mohegan Sun Area. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_pens_ra4_faa-2.jpg</photo3><caption3>Penguins captain Tom Kostopoulos makes a hard cut in front the Rochester goal after taking a shot as Rochester defender Erick Burgdoerfer guards him Friday night at Mohegan Sun Area. </caption3><photoCredit3>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></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 4, <strong>Rochester 1 </strong></p><p><strong>Rochester`0`0`1 &#8212;`1</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins` 1`2`1 &#8212;`4</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. WBS, Jake Guentzel 11, unassisted 16:42. Penalties - WBS, Gaunce (holding the stick) 8:43.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 2. WBS, David Warsofsky 4 (Bengtsson, Kostopoulos) 5:41. 3. WBS, Josh Archibald 5 (Porter, Percy) 11:38. Penalties - WBS, Porter (tripping) 17:11; WBS, Blueger (goaltender interference) 17:49.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p>Scoring &#8211; 4. WBS, Lukas Bengtsson 1 (Guentzel, Warsofsky) 9:12. 5. RCH, Kyle Bonis 4 (Bailey, Nylander) 18:38. Penalties - RCH, Bailey (slashing) 5:16.</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Rochester &#8211; 12-10-5-27</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 13-14-17-44</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Rochester &#8211; 0 of 3</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 0 of 1</p><p>Goaltenders</p><p>Rochester - John Muse 1-3-0 (40 saves-44 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Casey DeSmith 6-0-2 (26-27)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Rochester &#8211; G John Muse, D Casey Nelson, D Brady Austin, LW Vaclav Karabacek, C Dan Catenacci, RW Justin Bailey</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Casey DeSmith, D David Warsofsky, D Lukas Bengtsson, LW Danny Kristo, C Jean-Sebastien Dea, RW Jake Guentzel</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. WBS, David Warsofsky (goal, assist) 2. WBS, Jake Guentzel (goal, assist) 3. WBS, Casey DeSmith (one goal allowed)</p><p><strong>Referee</strong> &#8211; Mike Langin, Pierre Lambert. <strong>Linesmen</strong> &#8211; Jud Ritter, J.P. Waleski</p><p><strong>Attendance</strong> &#8211; 3,852</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><p><table style="border:none;width:98%;" class="mceItemTable"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;">v6-o9WAipKQ </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YOUTUBE</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6-o9WAipKQ </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> Penguins coach Clark Donatelli talks about Jake Guentzel&#8217;s impact on the game.</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;"> Tom Venesky | Times Leader</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin-top:10px;font-size:70%;color:#555;">(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</p></videoMeta></div>

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