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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins extended their current win streak to six games by beating the Rochester Americans 3-2 at Blue Cross Arena on Friday night.
Two power-play goals paced the Penguins (28-7-3-0) to victory, including a tally from Carter Rowney in his first game back from injury that kept him out 18 games.
Rochester got an early jump in the game as Daniel Muzito-Bagenda nabbed a rebound goal for the Americans 4:37 into the first.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton responded minutes later with its first man advantage marker. Rowney nabbed his seventh goal of the season on a pass from Tom Kostopoulos at 9:44 of the first. Kostopoulos then got a power-play goal of his own 3:50 later as the result of tipping in a slap shot from Tim Erixon.
Rowney’s and Kostopoulos’ power-play goals turned the tables on the home team, and quickly put the Penguins into a 2-1 lead.
While the second period yielded no additional score for either team, the Penguins penalty kill put in a stingy performance, killing off their third, fourth and fifth penalties of the game.
The Americans evened the score at 5:38 of the third, as former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Cal O’Reilly broke the Penguins’ penalty kill streak and potted a power-play goal for Rochester.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton sealed their eventual win when Stuart Percy grabbed the go-ahead goal at 13:16 in the third. The Penguins killed six of seven Rochester power plays for the win, and cashed in on two of their own four man-advantages.
Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry turned aside 27 shots in his 16th win of the season, tying him for the league lead. Amerks netminder John Muse stopped 21 of 24 shots.