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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; Playing their sixth game in nine days, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins didn&#8217;t show signs of fatigue on the ice against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Sunday.</p><p>Perhaps that&#8217;s because they got plenty of time to rest up in the penalty box.</p><p>The Penguins put the Sound Tigers on the power play 11 times &#8212; including a stretch of three straight calls in the third period &#8212; to lose 6-3.</p><p>Despite playing two overtime games coming into Sunday to wrap up a three-game weekend, not to mention 12 games so far this month, head coach Clark Donatelli wasn&#8217;t using the grueling schedule as an excuse for the loss.</p><p>He put the blame squarely on the penalties, which he said were the result of a lack of discipline.</p><p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t take the offensive zone sticking penalties. I don&#8217;t agree with all (of the calls), but some of them were lazy penalties,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;We&#8217;re taking way too many penalties.&#8221;</p><p>Things started well for the Penguins, who fired four shots on net in the opening minutes until penalties began to mount. The Sound Tigers scored twice in the period &#8212; including once on the power play to gain a 2-0 lead.</p><p>In the first half of the second period, the Penguins continued to go to the box and Bridgeport scored another even strength tally followed by a power play goal.</p><p>&#8220;The players have to get a feel for how the game is being called. We didn&#8217;t do a good job in that department,&#8221; Donatelli said.</p><p>Down 4-0, Tom Sestito and Garrett Wilson tried to spark the team by dropping the gloves on separate shifts six seconds apart, but any hope for a momentum swing was stopped by yet another Penguin penalty.</p><p>The teams did exchange goals late in the period with Chris Summers getting his first of the season to make it 5-1.</p><p>Still, the Penguins knew they were up against a desperate Bridgeport team battling to make the playoffs.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been in that locker room with them. Their coach preaches hard work and they worked hard all night,&#8221; said Kevin Czuczman, who spent two seasons with the Sound Tigers. &#8220;We have to be able to match that.&#8221;</p><p>It wasn&#8217;t until the third period when the Penguins put its league-worst power play to the test after a pair of Bridgeport penalties in the first three minutes. The span included 52 seconds of a two-man advantage and Jean-Sebastien Dea struck from the slot to make it 5-2. During the remainder of the power play, Andrey Pedan scored to make it 5-3 and the Penguins were back in it.</p><p>The tallies were a welcome sign for a Penguins power play that ranks last in the American Hockey League.</p><p>&#8220;Getting those goals, you have that confidence again,&#8221; Czuczman said. &#8220;Hopefully it&#8217;s a sign of things to come.&#8221;</p><p>Any signs of hope faded after that, however, as the Penguins went to the box on three consecutive penalties in the next 10 minutes, killing any chance for momentum.</p><p>They even spent the last minute of the game on the penalty kill as Teddy Blueger was called for tripping with 1:12 to play. Bridgeport scored on the power play after Wilkes-Barre/Scranton pulled Tristan Jarry to seal the 6-3 win.</p><p>With four more games before the end of the month, the Penguins will have plenty of time to regroup and perhaps build on the power play success.</p><p>Aside from staying disciplined, correcting the power play before the postseason arrives is critical, according to Donatelli.</p><p>&#8220;We have to stay positive and get it clicking for the playoffs. We&#8217;re shooting the puck a lot more and it&#8217;s trending in the right direction,&#8221; he said.</p><p><strong>NOTES</strong></p><p>- Thomas Di Pauli was scratched for the second night after suffering an upper body injury on Friday in Utica. He is listed as week-to-week. Sam Lafferty was a healthy scratch as was goaltender Michael Leighton, who played the night before in Binghamton.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">WBS Penguins forward Daniel Sprong takes a shot on goal during the first period of Sunday&#8217;s game against Bridgeport at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Pens fell to the Tigers 6-3. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>WBS Penguins forward Daniel Sprong takes a shot on goal during the first period of Sunday&#8217;s game against Bridgeport at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Pens fell to the Tigers 6-3. </caption0><photoCredit0>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Garrett Wilson (19) fights hard in the crease to score for the Penguins against Bridgeport Sound. Tony Callaio | For Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Garrett Wilson (19) fights hard in the crease to score for the Penguins against Bridgeport Sound. Tony Callaio | For Times Leader</caption1><photoCredit1>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">WBS Penguins center Teddy Blueger, left, tries to tie up Bridgeport&#8217;s Mitchell Vande Sompel during Sunday&#8217;s home game. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-4.jpg</photo2><caption2>WBS Penguins center Teddy Blueger, left, tries to tie up Bridgeport&#8217;s Mitchell Vande Sompel during Sunday&#8217;s home game. </caption2><photoCredit2>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Chris Summers (55) is congratulated by Jarred Tinordi (24) after scoring the Penguin's first goal with 4:18 left in the second period. Pens lost to Bridgeport 6-3 Sunday afternoon. Tony Callaio | For Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-5.jpg</photo3><caption3>Chris Summers (55) is congratulated by Jarred Tinordi (24) after scoring the Penguin's first goal with 4:18 left in the second period. Pens lost to Bridgeport 6-3 Sunday afternoon. Tony Callaio | For Times Leader</caption3><photoCredit3>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Pen's goalie Tristan Jarry blocks one of the 23 shots on goal by Bridgeport. Tony Callaio | For Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web1_Pens-Bridgeport-3.jpg</photo4><caption4>Pen's goalie Tristan Jarry blocks one of the 23 shots on goal by Bridgeport. Tony Callaio | For Times Leader</caption4><photoCredit4>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Pens give Bridgeport 11 power plays in 6-3 loss</subheadMeta></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 3, <strong>Bridgeport 6</strong></strong></p><p><strong>Bridgeport`2`3`1&#8212;`6</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins`0`1`2&#8212;`3</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. BRI, Ryan Hitchcock 1 (St. Denis) 8:57. 2. BRI, St. Denis 21 (Hitchcock, Bailey) power play 16:56. Penalties - WBS, Jooris (boarding) 5:47; WBS, Sestito (slashing) 9:08; BRI, Holmstrom (holding the stick) 11:09; WBS, Pedan (cross-checking) 16:01.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 3. BRI, Ryan Bourque 11 (Benoit, Holmstrom) 4:53. 4. BRI, Ryan Bourque 12 (Stevens, Holmstrom) power play 10:10. 5. WBS, Chris Summers 1 (Thomas, Wilson) 15:39. 6. BRI, Steve Bernier 16 (Aho, Jones) 17:02. Penalties - WBS, Dea (high-sticking) 1:06; WBS, Haggerty (double minor - high-sticking) 2:48; BRI, Bernier (slashing) 3:18; BRI, Turcotte (fighting, game misconduct) 8:03; WBS, Sestito (fighting, game misconduct) 8:03; BRI, Holmstrom (fighting) 8:09; WBS, Wilson (fighting) 8:09; WBS, Jooris (obstruction - tripping) 8:20; BRI, Mueller (cross-checking) 10:10; BRI, St. Denis (hooking) 13:15.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 7. WBS, Jean Sebastien Dea 15 (Wilson, Haggerty) power play 3:07. 8. WBS, Andrey Pedan 9 (Bengtsson, Haggerty) power play 3:45. 9. BRI, Travis St. Denis 22 unassisted, power play. Penalties - BRI, Aho (hooking) 1:22; BRI, Helgeson (tripping) 2:30; WBS, Haggerty (interference) 5:00; WBS, Czuczman (interference) 9:21; WBS, Trotman (roughing) 14:49; BRI, Benoit (tripping) 16:24; WBS, Blueger (tripping) 18:48.</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Bridgeport &#8211; 10-13-8-31</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 8-10-9-27</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Bridgeport &#8211; 3 of 11</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 2 of 5</p><p>Goaltenders</p><p>Bridgeport &#8211; Eamon McAdam 3-1-0 (24 saves &#8211; 27 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Tristan Jarry 6-3-2 (25-30)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Bridgeport &#8211; G Eamon McAdam, Seth Helgeson D Mitchell Vande Sompel, LW Kellen Jones, C Connor Jones, RW Ryan Bourque</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Tristan Jarry, D Andrey Pedan, D Chris Summers, LW Joseph Cramarossa, C Teddy Blueger, RW Tom Kostopoulos</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. BRI, Ryan Bourque (two goals) 2. WBS, Garrett Wilson (two assists, fight) 3. BRI, Ryan Hitchcock (goal, assist)</p><p><strong>Referee</strong> &#8211; Conor O&#8217;Donnell, Jeremy Tufts. <strong>Linesmen</strong> &#8211; Libor Suchanek, J.P. Waleski.</p><p><strong>Attendance</strong> &#8211; 5,473</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Penalties doom WBS Pens in 6-3 loss to Bridgeport