Adam Brooks again Rhett Gardner points again Cal Petersen gave up 21 shots as Lehigh Valley went on the road and beat Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2-1 in the first game of an Atlantic Division first-round series on Wednesday night.
The Phantoms return home with a chance to finish in the top three on Friday.
Brooks, a Calder Cup champion as a rookie with Toronto in 2018, got Lehigh Valley on the board at 14:37 of the first half.
Then Gardner, who recorded a team-high eight points in Texas' eight playoff games last year, doubled 58 seconds into the midfield.
Accommodation in Koivunen, in his Penguins debut, scored the lone goal of the night for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The 20-year-old Koivunen played in his native Finland this season; was found in Carolina e Jake Guentzel trade last month.
Joel Blomqvist he made 30 saves in his first career Calder Cup Playoff start.
It was the Phantoms' second win in 13 tries against the Penguins this season.
(Lehigh Valley leads series, 1-0)
Game 1 – Wed., April 24 – Lehigh Valley 2, WB/SCRANTON 1
Game 2 – Friday, April 26 – WB/Scranton at Lehigh Valley, 7:05
*Game 3 – Sun., April 28 – Lehigh Valley at WB/Scranton, 5:05
*if necessary… All times in Mpumalanga
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