Minor league report: Penguins shut out Checkers, remain undefeated
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday.
It was the first shutout of the season for Murashov who improved his record to 5-0-0.
Forwards Danton Heinen and Ville Koivunen each had a goal and two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while defenseman Alex Alexeyev and Joona Koppanen both contributed goals.
The Penguins improved to 6-0-0-0 to open the season. The only teams in franchise history with longer winning streaks to start a season were the 2005-06 and 2010-10 squads. Those teams both had nine-game winning streaks.
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The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Checkers on Saturday, 6 p.m.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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