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An all-out brawl erupts between the Providence Bruins and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. " /> An all-out brawl erupts between the Providence Bruins and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. " height="357" alt="Extended highlights from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' 4-1 win over the Providence Bruins on May 18, 2013 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza" width="635" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1349518.1369090874!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635...Read Full Story

The Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 7-3 victory against Ottawa tonight, but it was their AHL-affiliates that made history. Boston’s farm team, the Providence Bruins, took a 3-0 series lead against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, the Penguins earned four straight wins including a 5-0 victory on Wednesday to become just the third team in the league’s 77-year history to overcome that kind of a deficit, according to AHL.com. Of course, this will no...Read Full Story

The Ottawa Senators got off to a strong start tonight due in no small part to Milan Michalek‘s impressive shorthanded goal and goaltender Craig Anderson‘s early efforts. However the Penguins claimed the lead in the second and then the floodgates opened in the third period. What started as a hard fought contest ended as a 7-3 blowout. Pittsburgh is now one win away from taking this series going into Game 5 on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN). Here are some notes to chew on: Penguins forward James...Read Full Story

This year’s Blueliner Hockey Tour was a little bit special. Never before had we travelled to 4 places each with their own importance to play in ice hockey terms. We travelled out to Vancouver before heading down Vancouver Island through the cities of Nanaimo and Victoria and finally crossing the Puget Sound to enter Seattle. Arriving in Vancouver was a shock. It was unseasonably warm and sunny for the end of March. Like the sun that hit us that day it is immediately obvious there is one...Read Full Story

PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond. Joe Thornton thinks 24-year-old forward Logan Couture has become “probably the most complete hockey player there is in the NHL today.” (ESPN.com) An AHL playoff game between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Providence Bruins got very heated with the teams combining for 117 penalty minutes. (AHL.com (with video) and Youtube) Once again the...Read Full Story