It took a while, but the Checkers kept their hot streak on home ice rolling by besting the Bruins in the shootout 2-1.
The division rivals remained engaged in a deadlock after 60 minutes of play, and when a conservative overtime period couldn’t break the tie, things moved on to a shootout.
Joey Daccord was a rock in net for Charlotte, posting 38 saves across 65 minutes of play, and he kept that momentum going into the shootout. The netminder denied each of Providence’s first two shooters, setting the stage for Cole Schwindt to swoop in and light the lamp on Charlotte’s second attempt. With the game on the line, Daccord stepped up and shut down Providence’s final attempt to clinch a clutch two points for the home squad.
Nearly all of regulation was a defensive battle between the two sides. After a penalty-slogged first period in which the teams combined for a total of seven unsuccessful power plays, the Bruins broke the ice early on in the middle frame to take the lead.
That advantage didn’t last long, however, as Zac Dalpe pitched a quick wrister into the corner just 69 seconds later to draw things back into a tie and put the game on the track for overtime.
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