The Penguins have a shot to close out the opening round series on home ice.
The last playoff series that WB/S won out on home ice was in the 2007-08 season, in the third round, against the Portland Pirates.
Brett Sterling leads the team in playoff scoring, just as he did in the regular season, with 4 points (0+4) in 5 games.
The Penguins are keeping Bryan Lerg's status a mystery after sitting out last g but he is obviously suffering from some type of injury. He wouldn't be a healthy scratch for coach John Hynes.
Marc-Antoine Pouliot is leading Norfolk in scoring, with 4 points (3+1) in 5 games.
Mattias Ritola has only played in 3 of the 5 games due to an NHL call-up, but he has 3 points (1+2) to his credit anyway.
Johan Harju, a very offensively relied on top-6 forward has been stumped by Brad Thiessen thus far. He only has 1 goal on 17 shots.
Chris Durno and Alex Berry missed game 5, still suffering from injuries themselves.
Projected Penguins Line-Up:
Brett Sterling - Ben Street - Nick Petersen
Geoff Walker - Ryan Craig - Keven Veilleux
Chris Collins - Joe Vitale - Tim Wallace
David Marshall - Zach Sill - Jesse Boulerice
Brian Strait - Robert Bortuzzo
Steve Wagner - Corey Potter
Joey Mormina - Andrew Hutchinson
Brad Thiessen
Probable Admirals lines:
Mattias Ritola - Marc-Antoine Pouliot - Blair Jones
Johan Harju - James Wright - Stefano Giliati
James Wright - Carter Ashton - Pierre-Cedric Labrie
Matt Fornataro/Tim Marks - Levi Nelson
Troy Milam - Mike Vernace
Mathieu Roy - Mark Barberio
Radko Gudas - Vladimir Mihalik
Scott Jackson
Dustin Tokarski
YouTube City (Game 5):
Tux the mascot rode a zamboni through the streets of Wilkes-Barre. No clue.
If you'd like to represent with a sign or two tonight, you can find a few here.
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The Penguins have a shot to close out the opening round series on home ice.
Marc-Antoine Pouliot is leading Norfolk in scoring, with 4 points (3+1) in 5 games.
