Valtteri Puustinen's overtime goal gave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 2-1 win over the Providence Bruins in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Saturday night. It was Puustinen's fifth goal of the season.
• Joel Blomqvist stopped 24 of 25 shots.
• Avery Hayes opened the scoring with his eighth of the season, kicking off the teams' annual teddy bear toss.
• Chase Pietila assisted on both goals.
• Boko Imama got into a fight in the first period.
• The Penguins put up 50 shots on goal. Hayes led with nine. Tristan Broz had five, and William Dufour, Puustinen, Pietila, Finn Harding and Phil Kemp each had four.
• Matt Dumba only cleared waivers four hours before the game, so he didn't play.
• The win extended Wilkes-Barre's win streak to four games and tied them with Providence for second in the league.
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Valtteri Puustinen's overtime goal gave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 2-1 win over the Providence Bruins in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Saturday night. It was Puustinen's fifth goal of the season.
• Joel Blomqvist stopped 24 of 25 shots.
• Avery Hayes opened the scoring with his eighth of the season, kicking off the teams' annual teddy bear toss.
• Chase Pietila assisted on both goals.
• Boko Imama got into a fight in the first period.
• The Penguins put up 50 shots on goal. Hayes led with nine. Tristan Broz had five, and William Dufour, Puustinen, Pietila, Finn Harding and Phil Kemp each had four.
• Matt Dumba only cleared waivers four hours before the game, so he didn't play.
• The win extended Wilkes-Barre's win streak to four games and tied them with Providence for second in the league.
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