Penguins Take On St. John's In Eastern Conference Finals

The Penguins celebrate their Game Seven win over Providence last night. Photo credit: @TaylorHaase87

With the win over Providence in Game Seven last night, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will take on the St. John's IceCaps in the third round of the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs.

In the only playoff meeting between the two teams - back in the 2012 playoffs (a Conference Semifinal) - the Penguins fell behind three games to one in the best-of-seven series after a pair of overtime losses at home in Games Three and Four.

The Pens won in 2OT in Game Five to send the series back to Newfoundland and forced a Game Seven but came up short in a 3-2 decision. The IceCaps went on to get swept by that dominant Norfolk team (now in Syracuse) that won the 2012 Calder Cup Championship.

I'll have a full preview of the series tomorrow, but here's a quick overview of everything you need to know about the Penguins third round series.

Eastern Conference Finals Schedule

Game 1 – Saturday, May 24 – Penguins at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m. ET
Game 2 – Sunday, May 25 – Penguins at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m. ET
Game 3 – Wednesday, May 28 – St. John’s at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. ET
Game 4 – Thursday, May 29 – St. John’s at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. ET
*Game 5 – Saturday, May 31 – St. John’s at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. ET
*Game 6 – Tuesday, June 3 – Penguins at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m. ET
*Game 7 – Wednesday, June 4 – Penguins at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m. ET
 

Know Your Opponent

St. John's - 4th seed, Eastern Conference

Regular Season Stats

46-23-2-5, Second Place - Atlantic Division

Leading Scorers: Jason Jaffray (18G, 41A), Andrew Gordon  (23G, 34A), Jerome Samson  (27G-29A)

Goalies: Michael Hutchinson (17-5-1, 2.30 GAA, .923 SV%, 3 SO) and Tyler Beskorowany (7-2-2, 2.20 GAA, .932 SV%, 0 SO)

Playoff Stats

Andrew Gordon (6G-2A), Eric O'Dell (7G-0A), Will O'Neill (0G-7A), Zach Redmond (0G-7A), Jason Jaffray (2G-4A)

Michael Hutchinson (7-3, 1.77 GAA, .941 SV%, 1 SO)