Vasily Ponomarev Scores Twice In Return From Injury To Avangard Omsk Lineup
Vasily Ponomarev returned to the Avangard Omsk lineup after missing just over a month due to injury and scored two goals in a 5-2 win over Barys Astana on Sunday. Ponomarev opened the scoring with a pass attempt deflecting off a defender and into the goal and made the score 4-0 in the second period burying a rebound. Despite opting to sign in the KHL for the 2025-26 season, the Penguins retained the signing rights to Ponomarev after the 2020 second round pick acquired as part of the Jake Guentzel trade finished sixth on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last season with 41 points in 56 games. Ponomarev ranks sixth on Avangard with seven goals and 10th on Avangard with 10 points despite only playing 16 games.
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Penguins Prospect Report: November 24, 2025
Joel Blomqvist records a shutout in second start of the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Luke Devlin lights the lamp for the first time in almost two years with Cornell, and Vasily Ponomarev scores two goals in return to Avangard Omsk lineup. Plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton continues to strong play despite 1-1 record and Wheeling wins two of three against Reading last week.
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