The Checkers battled back to secure a point in the standings, but a late overtime tally from Springfield earned the visitors the victory.
Mired in a three-game losing skid, the Checkers found themselves in a 2-0 hole midway through regulation. Connor Bunnaman was able to spark the home side, however, when he collected a rebound and deposited around the Springfield netminder to put Charlotte on the board. Minutes later Anthony Bitetto threaded a seeing-eye point shot through traffic and in to even the score heading into the second intermission.
The two sides traded chances in the third, but neither team could get the upper hand and the contest moved on to overtime. The extra frame also featured a run of back-and-forth action, but with under a minute to go Springfield poked the puck away from a Charlotte rush, busted out on a breakaway and pushed the puck across the goal line to steal the two points.
