The Checkers pulled off some late-game heroics to beat San Diego 4-3 and push their win streak to three games.
Lucas Carlsson tied the game with 3.1 seconds left and Gerry Mayhew scored the winner in overtime in the first meeting between these teams with the 2015-16 season. Zac Dalpe and Ryan McAllister also scored for Charlotte, which got a second straight victory in goal from Spencer Knight.
The teams play a rematch Saturday night that will conclude the Checkers’ four-game home stand.
Dalpe got things started with his second goal of the season on a redirection with less than a minute remaining in the first period. The Gulls would score the next two in the second, however, with former Checkers defenseman and 2019 Calder Cup champion Trevor Carrick assisting on the first goal and scoring the other.
After sitting out the last two games, McAllister got on the score sheet by finishing off a frantic play in front of goal to briefly tie the game late in the second. That was quickly canceled out by the Gulls, who got a would-be winner when Ben King tipped a shot from Carrick.
Charlotte turned on the pressure late in the third, securing several minutes of time in the Gulls zone even before Knight made way for the extra attacker. A timeout to draw up one final play on an offensive zone faceoff worked wonders, with Carlsson quickly firing home to tie the game.
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