WILKES-BARRE, PA – The Checkers took care of business Wednesday night, walloping Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 6-3 to run their winning streak to six games.
The two sides were exchanging blows to start the contest, trading goals back and forth until Adam Johnson gave the home side a 3-2 lead midway through regulation. Steven Lorentz would draw things even again minutes later with a highlight-reel goal, firing an off-balance, no-look backhander past Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith, and the reinvigorated Checkers would take off from there.
Morgan Geekie picked up a rebound goal on the power-play to give Charlotte a lead heading into the final frame, then the unstoppable Julien Gauthier continued his reign of goals with a tally in the third to give the visitors some breathing room.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton gambled by delpoying an extra attacker early and Steven Lorentz would make them pay, capping his three-point with an empty-net goal to send the fans to the exits and clinch Charlotte a convincing 6-3 win.
Facing his former coach, Alex Nedeljkovic was strong between the pipes. The netminder made 27 saves on the night, including shutting down a late push from the Penguins – who fired 12 shots in the third period alone – and came away with his second win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.
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