Penguins forward prospect Melvin Fernstrom had just three goals and one lone assist in 36 games in Sweden before the Penguins made the decision to bring him over to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He had two primary assists in his AHL debut in Friday, a 6-5 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He skated on the left side top line alongside Tristan Broz and Ville Koivunen.
• Matt Dumba scored his first-ever professional hat trick and had an assist for a four-point night, his second four-point game in three games. He has five goals and 11 assists in 19 games. He had seven shots in this game.
• Koivunen had a goal and two assists and now has six goals and 16 assists in 19 games.
• Aidan McDonough scored his 11th, and Rafael Harvey-Pinard his 13th.
• Broz returned from injury and had three assists. He had been sidelined since Jan. 17.
• Alexander Alexeyev returned from injury after being sidelined since Dec. 10.
• Joel Blomqvist stopped 36 of 41 shots.
• Avery Hayes and Rutger McGroarty didn't play after being sent down earlier in the day. Hayes usually wears an 'A' for Wilkes-Barre, Owen Pickering wore it in his absence.
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Fernstrom has two-point debut
Penguins forward prospect Melvin Fernstrom had just three goals and one lone assist in 36 games in Sweden before the Penguins made the decision to bring him over to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He had two primary assists in his AHL debut in Friday, a 6-5 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He skated on the left side top line alongside Tristan Broz and Ville Koivunen.
• Matt Dumba scored his first-ever professional hat trick and had an assist for a four-point night, his second four-point game in three games. He has five goals and 11 assists in 19 games. He had seven shots in this game.
• Koivunen had a goal and two assists and now has six goals and 16 assists in 19 games.
• Aidan McDonough scored his 11th, and Rafael Harvey-Pinard his 13th.
• Broz returned from injury and had three assists. He had been sidelined since Jan. 17.
• Alexander Alexeyev returned from injury after being sidelined since Dec. 10.
• Joel Blomqvist stopped 36 of 41 shots.
• Avery Hayes and Rutger McGroarty didn't play after being sent down earlier in the day. Hayes usually wears an 'A' for Wilkes-Barre, Owen Pickering wore it in his absence.
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