CHARLOTTE, NC – The Norfolk Admirals crushed the Checkers Sunday
Photo by Tom Nelson
Although Charlotte did not start badly before they knew it they were two goals down by the end of the first period. Cory Conacher of the Admirals had a shot skid off his skate and roll slowly through goalie Justin Peters legs. Number two richotted off the skate of Checkers, Brandon Gentile after Peters had saved from Norfolk’s, Tyler Johnson.
Norfolk went even further a head when Alex Hutchins sent the puck bouncing through a crowd of players past Peters in to the Charlotte net. Two more goals in the third period by Richard Panik and Conacher put the game well out of Charlottes reach.
Photo by Tom Nelson
Justin Peters made 20 saves as did Jaroslav Janus of the Admirals. This was Janus’s 10th straight win and his second career shut-out.
Charlotte’s record stands at 32-22-8 with 72 points. They are the No 7 seed, three points behind Chicago Wolves, who are leading the Midwest Division. Charlotte do have games in hand on the other teams, that makes the upcoming games against Peoria Rivermen extremely important for the Checkers.
Photo by Tom Nelson
The GEICO Cup was won by Norfolk who clinched the trophy given for the eight game series 4-3-1. The last time Norfolk lost a game was February 5th; they have out-scored the opposition 76-29. The race for the Western Division is coming to a climax, Charlotte need to get back to winning ways they are 2-2-4 for the last 10 games.
Tuesday March 20th the Checkers host Peoria Rivermen at the Time Warner Cable Arena, face-off 7pm.
EddieMitchell@ProHockeyNews.com
Photos by Tom.Nelson@prohockeynews.com
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