Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Seize 2-1 Series Lead With Game 3 Win

Overview

• The Penguins beat the Springfield Thunderbirds 2-1 in Game 3 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 edge in the best-of-five Atlantic Division Final.
• Rutger McGroarty opened the scoring with a shorthanded breakaway goal with 19 seconds left in the first period after an Avery Hayes steal and feed.
• Rookie Bill Zonnon netted the winner at 5:58 of the third period, giving him three playoff goals in his first three AHL games.
• Goaltender Sergei Murashov turned aside 27 of 28 shots, continuing a postseason run highlighted by a .942 save percentage.
• Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play in a tight, low-scoring game that tightened when Juraj Pekarcik cut Springfield’s deficit late in the third.