PENGUINS vs. SOUND TIGERS
East Division Semifinals - Game Four Notes

TONIGHT’S GAME

• The Penguins have an all-time record of 58-52 in the postseason, and a 24-30 record in road games.

Penguins vs. Sound Tigers Playoff Facts

• The Penguins have an all-time record of 10-7 against the Sound Tigers in the postseason, and a 7-2 record on the road against Bridgeport.
• The Penguins have a seven-game road winning streak against the Sound Tigers.
• 10 of the 17 games between the Penguins and Sound Tigers have gone to overtime, with the Penguins winning six of those games.
• 15 of the 17 playoff games between the Penguins and Sound Tigers have been one-goal games, including each of the past 11 contests.
• The Penguins have outscored the Sound Tigers 52-46 in the postseason.

IN GAME FOUR

• The Penguins have an all-time record of 10-9 in Game Fours.
• The Penguins have an all-time record of 5-5 in road Game Fours.
• The Penguins are 5-2 in Game Fours after a Game Three loss.
• The Penguins are 1-1 in Game Fours against the Sound Tigers.
• The Penguins are 1-0 in road Game Fours against the Sound Tigers.

NOTES FROM GAME THREE

• The Penguins record in Game Threes fell to 12-8 all-time and 6-5 in home games.
• Game Three was the 31st overtime playoff game in Penguins history.  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton now has a record of 19-12 in OT playoff games.
• Jean-Michel Daoust set a new team record by picking up four points (2+2) in the second period.
• Mark Letestu also set a new team record with three assists in the second period.
• Chris Minard netted his third goal of the playoffs in the game, and moved into a tie for second place on the team’s all-time playoff goal scoring list with 14 tallies.  He is currently knotted with Milan Kraft and Kris Beech for second, and trails Eric Meloche’s record of 16 by two goals.
• Alex Goligoski moved hinto a tie for fifth place on the team’s all-time playoff points list at 29 (4+25) with his assist on Daoust’s first goal.  He is currently tied with Toby Petersen and Tomas Surovy, and trails Chris Kelleher by one point for fourth place.
• Jeff Taffe picked up two points in the game, including his first career Calder Cup Playoff goal.
• Aaron Boogaard and Jean-Philippe Cote made their Calder Cup Playoff debuts in Game Three, bringing the total number of Penguins to appear in a postseason game to 110 all-time.

NOTES FROM GAME TWO

• The Penguins won their first ever road Game Two on Saturday, downing Bridgeport 5-4 in OT.  The Pens now have an all-time record of 1-9 in road Game Twos, and a record of 8-13 overall in Game Two.
• Game Two was the 30th overtime playoff game in Penguins history.  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton now has a record of 19-11 in OT playoff games.
• Chris Minard netted his third career playoff overtime goal in the Game Two win, tying the AHL record for career sudden death overtime goals:

- Don Biggs (4/28/88 at ADK, 4/28/91 vs. BNG, 5/5/93 vs. RCH)
- Mike McHugh (4/20/94 at RCH, 5/21/97 at SPR, 6/7/97 vs. HAM)
- Todd Hlushko (4/27/96 at STJ, 4/30/98 vs. POR, 5/31/98 at PHI)
- Chris Joseph (4/14/90 vs. SPR, 5/11/99 at KEN, 5/20/99 vs. RCH)
- Alex Giroux (5/4/07 vs. WBS, 5/11/07 vs. WBS, 4/23/08 vs. WBS)
- Chris Minard (4/16/08 at HER, 5/3/08 vs. PHI, 4/18/09 at BRI)

• Minard’s OT goal was his fourth game-winning goal with the Penguins, tying him for first place on the team’s all-time list with Toby Petersen.
• Jean-Michel Daoust recorded his first career playoff point with an assist in the game.
• Adam Henrich made his Calder Cup Playoff debut in Game Two, bringing the total number of Penguins to appear in a postseason game to 108 all-time.

This is the third time the Penguins and Sound Tigers will meet in postseason play.  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton downed Bridgeport, four games to three, in both the 2004 and 2006 East Division Semifinals. Download the Penguins Playoff History Guide and the team's End of Season Notes Package here.

Individual tickets to the Penguins first three home playoff contests are on sale now at the Wachovia Arena box office, all TicketMaster locations, by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Playoff packages, including tickets for all Wilkes-Barre/Scranton home playoff games during the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs, are on sale through the Penguins ticket department.  Call the Pens at 208-7367 to purchase your package today.