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Baby Penguins Update: January 31, 2016

Including games played through the All-Star break, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Baby Pens lead the AHL Atlantic Division with a 29-13-2 record and 60 points (third overall). They’ve scored 144 goals (fourth most in the league) and allowed the third fewest (102). Following a red-hot start, the Baby Pens have cooled a bit (8-8-1) under new coach Clark Donatelli.

Scott Wilson leads the AHL with 22 goals. He’s tied with Conor Sheary for the top spot among Baby Pens scorers (36 points each). Forwards Jean-Sebastien Dea, Tom Kostopoulos, and Dominik Simon have a dozen goals apiece. With eight goals in January, former Hobey Baker finalist Josh Archibald has heated up.

Will O’Neill paces the Baby Pens’ defense in assists (20) and points (26). He and present Pittsburgh Penguin Derrick Pouliot are tied for the lead in goals by defensemen (6 each). Pouliot heads the team with a plus-15. Rugged Steve Oleksy is the most penalized (61 PIM), followed by Kostopoulos.

Among the goalies, prospects Tristan Jarry and Matt Murray each have posted a 1.97 goals-against average. Murray is tops in wins (16) and shutouts (4).

Murray, Pouliot, and Simon were chosen to participate in the All-Star Game, along with Baby Pens associate coach Jay Leach. Murray will miss the game due to a thumb injury. O’Neill was selected to replace Pouliot.

SCORING
Player Age Pos GP G A PTS PIM +/-
Scott Wilson 23 LW 34 22 14 36 19 4
Conor Sheary 23 LW 30 7 29 36 4 8
Dominik Simon 21 C 42 12 19 31 22 11
Will O’Neill 27 D 42 6 20 26 35 1
Tom Kostopoulos 36 RW 43 12 12 24 52 -6
Jean-Sebastien Dea 21 C 44 12 11 23 18 13
Kael Mouillierat 27 C 37 8 15 23 38 -4
Derrick Pouliot 21 D 37 6 17 23 26 15
Carter Rowney 26 RW 43 7 15 22 12 12
Oskar Sundqvist 21 C 39 5 11 16 26 -1
Tom Kuhnhackl 23 RW 23 7 8 15 18 10
Dominik Uher 22 C 43 5 8 13 29 2
Josh Archibald 22 RW 39 8 4 12 26 14
Tim Erixon 24 D 33 2 10 12 18 6
Niclas Andersen 27 D 41 3 7 10 14 13
Kevin Porter 29 C 16 5 4 9 4 11
Steve Oleksy 29 D 35 0 9 9 61 13
Sahir Gill 23 C 16 4 4 8 0 4
Bryan Rust 23 RW 16 3 3 6 2 -5
Tom Sestito 27 LW 19 2 4 6 35 -3
David Warsofsky 25 D 13 2 4 6 6 5
Clark Seymour 22 D 14 3 2 5 15 0
Matia Marcantuoni 21 C 12 2 3 5 0 0
Ty Loney 23 LW 19 0 5 5 0 -1
Reid McNeill 23 D 40 0 5 5 35 7
Adam Clendening 22 D 6 0 3 3 0 4
Tyler Biggs 22 RW 5 1 1 2 9 1
Matt Murray 21 G 25 0 2 2 0 0
Tristan Jarry 20 G 14 0 1 1 0 0
Casey DeSmith 24 G 2 0 0 0 0 0
John McCarron 23 F 4 0 0 0 2 -1
Patrick McGrath 22 RW 3 0 0 0 12 0
Harrison Ruopp 22 D 4 0 0 0 4 -3
Brian Foster 28 G 5 0 0 0 0 0
GOALTENDING
Player Age Pos GP MIN GA SH AVE WLOT
Casey DeSmith 23 G 2 80 2 0 1.50 1-0-0
Tristan Jarry 20 G 14 822 27 3 1.97 11-2-1
Matt Murray 21 G 25 1459 48 4 1.97 16-8-0
Brian Foster 28 G 5 283 14 1 2.97 1-3-1
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