The Checkers imposed their will on Cleveland, mowing down the Monsters 9-0 in front of a packed house. 
Spencer Knight, down from the NHL as he makes his way back from injury, stopped all 23 shots that he faced to pick up the shutout – his third in 12 career AHL appearances.The Charlotte offense certainly helped lighten the load for Knight. After heading into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead courtesy of Anton Levtchi, the Checkers erupted in the middle frame for a staggering seven goals to blow things open, then tacked on one more in the third for good measure.
Thirteen different skaters found the scoresheet for Charlotte and seven posted multi-point efforts. It was the trio of Riley Nash, Aleksi Heponiemi and Connor Bunnaman who led the way, however – Nash matched a career-best with a four-point outburst, Heponiemi tallied three helpers and Bunnaman added a goal and two assists.
Written by Nicholas Niedzielski
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