The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins received three-point games from Danton Heinen and Ville Koivunen in their 4-0 blanking of the Charlotte Checkers on Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum.

Both Heinen and Koivunen posted one goal and a pair of assists in front of a 25-save shutout by goaltender Sergei Murashov. The victory improved Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to 6-0-0-0 to start the 2025-26 season.

The Penguins started hot, lighting the lamp 86 seconds into the game. Alex Alexeyev let loose with a shot from the top of the left circle, and while Cooper Black made the initial save, the rebound bounced off of a Checkers defender and floated back into Charlotte’s net.

After a successful penalty kill, Heinen poked the puck out to the neutral zone for a streaking Koivunen, who had just exited the pen

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