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<p>CLEVELAND &#8212; Anthony Peters stopped 28 shots and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins used three power play goals from three different players to take down the formerly undefeated Cleveland Monsters, 3-0, at Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday night.</p><p>Cleveland had won its first three games of the season, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2-0-0-0) utilized its special teams prowess and a lights out performance from Peters to shut-out the Monsters in the two clubs&#8217; first meeting since Feb. 11, 2009.</p><p>The Penguins struck first when Garrett Wilson tipped in a shot by Stefan Elliott at 6:48 of the opening frame. In addition to being Wilkes-Barre/Scranton&#8217;s first power play goal of the season, it marked Wilson&#8217;s first tally since being named captain of the Penguins.</p><p>Sam Lafferty used another man advantage marker at 6:15 of the second period to put the Penguins ahead, 2-0.</p><p>The Monsters thought they had mustered a response with a power play goal of their own midway through the second period, but Peters had other plans. After a redirected shot was initially stopped by Peters but the rebound caromed back into play, Cleveland&#8217;s Alex Broadhurst was staring at an open net before Peters flung out his left leg pad to keep the Monsters off the board.</p><p>Cleveland went to the penalty kill 11 times over the course of the game, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton used its 10th power play to put the game away. Anthony Angello beat Jean-Fran&#231;ois B&#233;rub&#233; through the five-hole on that man advantage, giving the Penguins a commanding 3-0 lead with 5:17 left to play in the contest.</p><p>Peters and the Penguins&#8217; penalty kill went a perfect six-for-six on the night.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton remains in Ohio for its next game, as the Penguins get another crack at the Monsters at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Penguins&#8217; will return home to take on the Hershey Bears on Wednesday.</p><style>
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Anthony Peters stops 28 shots as WBS Penguins shut out Cleveland