Phantoms set to kick off play-in series against Penguins

PENGUINS DROP GAME 1 TO PHANTOMS, 5-2

BOXSCORE WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 5-2, in their opener to the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is now facing elimination in its best-of-three, first-round series after allowing five-straight goals to their turnpike rival. Alex Bump scored twice in his pro playoff debut for Lehigh Valley, and the Phantoms’ penalty ki…

Phantoms roll past Penguins in opener

Alex Bump scored twice, Parker Gahagen made 28 saves and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms rolled over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5-2, in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round playoff series on Wednesday. The Phantoms take a 1-0 series back to Allentown with a chance to close out the Penguins on Friday. Lehigh Valley has not won in regulation in its last nine regular-season visits to Mohegan Arena, but now has two straight playoff victories there af

Phantoms set to kick off play-in series against Penguins

After a long, and strange, and quite arduous season, the time to get rolling into the playoffs. The Phantoms qualified for the postseason, getting in as the fifth seed in their Atlantic Division, meaning they’ll first meet the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins — as if we haven’t seen enough of those guys — in the best-of-three play-in round. The Basics The series kicks off this evening in Wilkes-Barre, with puck drop set for 7:05. For those looking…