Phantoms set to kick off play-in series against Penguins

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 a…

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…