Penguins edge Wolf Pack behind Harding’s three-point night
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Interstat) — Finn Harding had a goal and two assists and Owen Pickering scored with 1:20 remaining as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins beat the Hartford Wolf Pack 3-2 on Saturday at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves on 27 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which improved to 4-4. Hartford fell to 4-6. Glenn Gawdin scored and had five shots for Hartford. Hugh McGing had two assists for the Penguins, and Tristan Broz also scored. Juuso Pärssinen scored for Hartford, and Nathan Aspinall had an assist and two shots. Harding finished with five shots and two penalty minutes. Harrison Brunicke added four shots and four penalty minutes. Oliver Okuliar had three shots for the Penguins. Harding was named the top star. The announced attendance was 3,787. Hartford opened the scoring before Harding tied it, Broz put Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ahead, Pärssinen tied it, and Pickering scored the winner.