AHL Game Preview: Hartford Wolf Pack at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with Line Combinations 3/26/2025

AHL Game Preview: Hartford Wolf Pack at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with Line Combinations 3/26/2025
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Hartford Wolf Pack (27-29-5-2, 61 pts) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (35-18-7-1, 77 pts)

Venue: Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
Date: Wednesday, March 26
Time: 7:05 pm EDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Hartford Wolf Pack News & Notes:

Hartford picked up a much-needed four points over the weekend and are now on a three-game winning streak. They improved to 5-4-0-1 in March, averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game. Dylan Roobroeck is on a three-game point streak with four goals and two assists in that stretch.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins went 2-1-0-0 this past weekend but were outscored 14-10, largely in part due to a 10-2 loss on Friday to Providence. They are now 6-4-0-1 in March, averaging 3.8 goals per game while also allowing 3.8 goals per game. Sam Poulin is on a four-game point streak, recording two goals and five assists. The Penguins are 5-0-0-0 against Hartford this season.

Hartford Wolf Pack Projected Lines

Brisson-Sucese-Belzile
Blidh-Laba-Chmelar
Sykora-Leschyshyn-Jenkins
McConnell-Barker-Roobroeck-

Robertson-Ruhwedel
Mackey-Scanlin
Hillman-McCarthy

Garand
Boyko

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines

McGroarty-Ponomarev-Hayes
Puustinen-Broz-Koivunen
Nieto-Katchouk-Poulin
Gallant-Calvert-Stillman

Aho-St.Ivany
Pickering-Renouf
Kral-Pietila

Larsson
Murashov

Players To Watch:

Hartford Wolf Pack

Alex Belzile leads the Wolf Pack in points and assists with 52 points and 36 assists. Anton Blidh leads the team in goals with 17. Belzile and Chad Ruhwedel are tied for the team lead in plus/minus with a plus-nine.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Rookie Ville Koivunen leads the Penguins in points and assists with 54 points and 34 assists. Boris Katchouk leads the team in goals with 21. Another rookie in Owen Pickering, leads the team in plus/minus with a +20.

Next Game

Hartford – March 29 at Providence Bruins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton – March 29 at Charlotte Checkers  

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