CHARLOTTE, NC – Finally returning to their home ice after a lengthy road trip, the Checkers were able to right the ship and snap their losing streak with a 4-2 triumph over the Belleville Senators.
Checkers Vs Belleville
It was a rocky start for the home team as Belleville pumped in a pair of tallies within the first three minutes of play to put the Checkers in an early hole. That advantage was no match for Charlotte’s power play, however, a unit that was pumping on all cylinders. They struck twice to pull them back into a tie, first with a point blast from Brenden Kichton and then a slick snipe from Aleksi Saarela.
Deadlocked at two heading into the final frame, the Finnish duo of Saarela and Janne Kuokkanen connected once again, with the former notching his second goal of the night on another rocket shot and the latter picking up his third helper on the feed.
With the lead in their possession for the first time, the Checkers fought back Belleville’s attack for the remainder of regulation until a Kuokkanen empty netter, his fourth point of the game, put the final nail in the coffin and snapped Charlotte’s losing skid.
After surrendering those two quick tallies early on, netminder Alex Nedeljkovic locked in and frustrated the Senators for the rest of the night, stopping 21 of the 23 pucks he saw to end his personal two-game losing streak and claim his eighth win of the season, tying him for the league lead.
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Checkers Vs Belleville
Checkers Vs Belleville
Checkers Vs Belleville
Checkers Vs Belleville
Checkers Vs Belleville
Checkers Vs Belleville
Checkers Vs Belleville
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