Wilkes Weekly: On a roll
CLEVELAND, OH - FEBRUARY 27: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Sebastian Aho (25) defends Cleveland Monsters center Jack Williams (29) during the second period of the American Hockey League game between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Cleveland Monsters on February 27, 2026, at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were no match for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this week, or season for that matter. WBS finishes up with a 10-0-1-1 record (with OT and SO losses split apart from one another) to dominate the Flyers’ AHL team, wrapped up with two big victories over the last week.
WBSPenguins. com provides the details on the games: Friday, Mar. 28 – PENGUINS 3 vs.
Lehigh Valley 1 Avery Hayes produced another three-point night (1G-2A) as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton continued its season-long dominance of the Phantoms. Hayes set up Klassen for an opening tally, then buried a breakaway opportunity later in the first period. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard notched an empty netter for his ninth goal against Lehigh Valley this season.
Saturday, Mar. 28 – PENGUINS 6 at Lehigh Valley 2 The Penguins wrapped up their 12-game season series with the Phantoms by leaving no doubt and thrashing Lehigh Valley on its home ice. Aidan McDonough opened the scoring 2:17 in, followed by a pair of strikes by Aaron Huglen before the four-minute mark.
Huglen completed his natural hat trick in the second period, then added an assist on a Rutger McGroarty snipe in the third. The Penguins finished 10-0-1-1 against the Phantoms this season, and are 26-3-4-3 (. 819) in their last 36.