Forwards Atley Calvert and Ville Koivunen each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.
The hosts also got goals from forwards Danton Heinen and Avery Hayes.
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 26 saves on 27 shots to boost his record to 4-0-0.
With the victory, the Penguins improved to 5-0-0 to open the season. The club has had only three better starts to a season since entering the American Hockey League in 1999:
2005-06 – 9-0-0
2010-11 – 9-0-0
2013-14 – 6-0-0
Highlights:
The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the Charlotte Checkers on Friday, 7 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.