Kurtis McLean’s goal in the top half of the ninth shootout round gave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 5-4 win over visiting Hamilton.
It was the fifth straight home victory for the Penguins, and the first loss in six outings for the Bulldogs.
Mikhail Grabovski and Andrei Kostitsyn notched a goal and two assists each for Hamilton, which led 3-1 and 4-3 in the game.
Marc-Antoine Pouliot, who played 65 games as a rookie with the Bulldogs in 2005-06, forced overtime by scoring the equalizer with 6:16 gone in the third period for the Penguins.
Devan Dubnyk, Edmonton’s first-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, made 23 saves to get the win in his first career AHL start.
It was the fifth straight home victory for the Penguins, and the first loss in six outings for the Bulldogs.
Mikhail Grabovski and Andrei Kostitsyn notched a goal and two assists each for Hamilton, which led 3-1 and 4-3 in the game.
Marc-Antoine Pouliot, who played 65 games as a rookie with the Bulldogs in 2005-06, forced overtime by scoring the equalizer with 6:16 gone in the third period for the Penguins.
Devan Dubnyk, Edmonton’s first-round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, made 23 saves to get the win in his first career AHL start.
