Back on home ice in front of a raucous crowd, the Checkers swung their opening-round series back in their favor with a decisive 3-0 win over Providence.
Charlotte flipped the script from Game 2 and jumped out of the gates with a strong start thanks to two of their top playoff performers. Andrew Poturalski opened the scoring midway through the frame with a highlight-reel toe drag through traffic, then Morgan Geekie doubled the lead minutes later with a stellar move of his own.
After the two sides played through a stalemate in the middle frame, the Checkers tacked on some insurance right away in the third, with Poturalski again showing patience and threading a shot past Zane McIntyre.
Providence’s offense never got a chance to get off the ground thanks to a strong performance from Alex Nedeljkovic. The reigning AHL Goalie of the Year denied all 20 shots he faced to stymie the Bruins and pick up his second career playoff shutout.
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