CHARLOTTE, NC – It was another tightly contested battle, but the Checkers were able to push past the Penguins to capture Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Semifinal and claim a 2-0 series lead.
Things started rough for the Checkers as the visitors found the back of the net right off the opening draw, but Haydn Fleury evened the score before the first buzzer thanks to 
the fortuitous bounce of a shot fired from below the goal line. Both offenses stalled from there, as the game moved through the middle frame and into the final stages of regulation deadlocked at one.
The Checkers were finally able to snag the lead with a shade under six to play as Josiah Didier launched a point shot through a Julien Gauthier-screen and found twine. The Penguins shifted to desperation mode by pulling their netminder for an extra attacker but were twice punished for it as Clark Bishop and Fleury each knocked one into the empty cage to secure Charlotte’s 4-1 victory and give the Checkers a pair of wins on home ice to kick off the series.
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