CHARLOTTE — The good times are still rolling for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
The Penguins scored four goals Friday night, and keeper Sergei Murashov stopped all 25 shots he faced as the locals picked up a 4-0 win over the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum to stretch their record to 6-0.
The two teams are back in action Saturday night.
WBS, Providence and Grand Rapids are the only undefeated teams left in the AHL, while Providence and the Penguins are sitting at the top of the Atlantic Division.
The Penguins scored 21 goals, and allowed just eight this season. Friday was the team’s first shutout.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Alex Alexeyev beat the Checker keeper just 1 minute, 26 seconds into the match for the 1-0 lead before Ville Koivunen’s third goal of the year pushed to the lead to 2-0 at the first intermission.
Danton Heinen added a power-play goal in the second for the 3-0 lead, and Joona Koppanen scored with 13 minutes left to set the final score.
The Penguins return to Mohegan Arena on Wednesday night to host undefeated Providence, and also have a home Halloween matchup with Bridgeport. The team will also play Saturday night in Utica.