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Author, journalist Corbett discusses debut novel at Barnes & Noble

WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; There was one difference between Friday&#8217;s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lineup that scored seven goals, and Saturday&#8217;s team that managed one tally: Jean-Sebastien Dea.Dea scored two goals on Friday but was suspended for two games after he left the bench during a scrum at the end of the game. His absence, coupled with the voids left by Teddy Blueger (called up to Pittsburgh) and Sam Lafferty (injured) left the Penguins pretty thin up front as they faced the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Saturday.Considering the Penguins (23-18-4-1, 51 points) are chasing Bridgeport for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, a one-goal effort certainly wasn&#8217;t the plan. Despite a superb performance from Tristan Jarry, who stopped 35 shots, the Penguins sputtered on offense for a 2-1 loss. The defeat puts the Penguins five points behind Bridgeport in what was a four-point swing.Head coach Clark Donatelli thought his team had the urgency required for such an important game, but he reluctantly admitted that the absences of Blueger, Dea and Lafferty are tough.&#8220;You can&#8217;t replace those guys,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Not only offensively, but they&#8217;re good defensively also.&#8221;The Penguins started off allowing a goal to Bridgeport&#8217;s Jeff Kubiak less than two minutes into the game, and they stumbled from there.Even though Ethan Prow tied it up midway through the period with his 15th goal of the season, the Sound Tigers wrapped up the frame reclaiming the lead when Scott Eansor was able to get open down low and beat Jarry to make it 2-1.Jarry did rebound to make several stellar saves in the second period as the Penguins killed off two Bridgeport power plays, but the offense continued to sputter as the Sound Tigers held a 14-8 shot advantage.Were the Penguins missing Blueger, Dea and Lafferty yet?&#8220;They&#8217;re all good players, but we have a really good &#8216;next guy up&#8217; mentality,&#8221; said forward Anthony Angello, who was a regular on Blueger&#8217;s line before the call-up. &#8220;We&#8217;re looking forward to getting them back, but the guys in the lineup can do that job.&#8221;Things didn&#8217;t get any better in the third period, as the Penguins were held to just one shot during the first 10 minutes despite opening the frame with 55 seconds of power play time.&#8220;I thought there were opportunities where we passed up on shots. Maybe guys saw a different play and tried to make a read,&#8221; Angello said. &#8220;That&#8217;s the way it goes.&#8221;Angello was one of only two Penguins to record more than two shots &#8212; he had three while Ryan Haggerty registered six.Forwards Jimmy Hayes and Joseph Blandisi didn&#8217;t record a shot on net, while Adam Johnson and had one.Angello said generating more shots is something he&#8217;ll look to correct.&#8220;Every time I touch the puck, my first look is going to be toward the net. Not only shoot it, but hit the net,&#8221; he said.But on Saturday, the lack of shots and the absences of several prominent forwards took a toll.With just over six minutes left in the third period, the Penguins managed just four shots as Bridgeport cruised along with a one goal lead for the win.<style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Tom Veneskytvenesky@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>Bridgeport 2, Penguins 1Bridgeport`2`0`0&#8212;`2Penguins`1`0`0&#8212; `1First PeriodScoring &#8211; 1. BRI, Jeff Kubiak 3 (Holmstrom, Helgeson) 1:57. 2. WBS, Ethan Prow 15 (Johnson, Blandisi) power play 14:42. 3. BRI, Scott Eansor 6 (Rathgeb) 19:40. Penalties - BRI, Burroughs (tripping) 5:45; WBS, Olund (tripping) 7:39; WBS, Angello (high-sticking) 10:15; BRI, St. Denis (hooking) 14:28.Second PeriodScoring &#8211; None. Penalties - WBS, Brown (hooking) 1:45; WBS, McGrath (interference) 5:36; BRI, Koivula (cross-checking) 18:55.Third PeriodScoring &#8211; None. Penalties - WBS, Summers (delay of game) 4:47.Shots on goalBridgeport &#8211; 11-14-12-37Penguins &#8211; 10-8-8-26Power-play OpportunitiesBridgeport &#8211; 0 of 5Penguins &#8211; 1 of 3GoaltendersBridgeport &#8211; Jeremy Smith 14-8-2 (25 saves &#8211; 26 shots)Penguins &#8211; Tristan Jarry 15-9-3 (35-37)StartersBridgeport &#8211; G Jeremy Smith, D Kyle Burroughs, D Sebastian Aho, LW Chris Bourque, C Otto Koivula, RW Steve BernierPenguins &#8211; G Tristan Jarry, D Tim Erixon, D Zach Trotman, LW Ryan Scarfo, C Jarrett Burton, RW Ryan HaggertyThree Stars1. BRI, Scott Eansor (game-winning goal) 2. WBS, Ethan Prow (goal) 3. BRI, Jeff Kubiak (goal)Referee &#8211; Furman South, Chris Waterstradt. Linesmen &#8211; Tyson Baker, J.P. Waleski.Attendance &#8211; 7,276</factboxMeta></div>

Minus Jean-Sebastien Dea, WBS Penguins offense sputters in 2-1 loss