After a couple tough contests over the weekend, the Checkers got back on track with a convincing 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Monsters. 
The home side wasted no time getting their offense clicking as Aleksi Saarela one-timed a quick feed from Jake Bean less than six minutes in to put Charlotte on top. Things continued to tilt the Checkers’ way in the middle frame, with Josiah Didier chipping in a rebound for his first tally of the season and Morgan Geekie unleashing a rocket slap shot to run the lead to 3-0 through 40 minutes of play.
The Monsters finally broke through early in the third, taking advantage of a five-on-three power play, but that would be the only blemish on Alex Nedeljkovic’s night as he finished with 32 saves to claim his league-leading 22nd win.
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Coach Mike Vellucci on the game
We had a good start and then we didn’t play particularly well down the stretch. We had a lot of quality chances early on and didn’t give them much.
