LAVAL, QC – The Checkers shook off another tough start in Saturday’s rematch with Laval and capped off the back-and-forth contest with an overtime victory to snag the full two points.
The Checkers again fell into an early hole against the Rocket but were able to pull themselves out in the middle frame before both sides began trading tallies until the home side knotted the score once again inside the final five minutes of regulation to force overtime.
The extra frame only lasted 68 seconds, however, as Andrew Poturalski followed up his own broken play to punch home a rebound out front and send the Checkers out of Quebec on a high note.
Nick Schilkey and Morgan Geekie propelled the offense throughout the contest, with both forwards recording three point nights. Schilkey notched a helper on each of Charlotte’s first three goals, helping drag the team back into a tie game late in the second, while Geekie picked up a goal and two assists, including factoring into what were at the time Charlotte’s tying and go-ahead goals.
Scott Darling moved to 4-2-0 with the Checkers while making a season-high 33 stops on the night, including stopping 17 of 18 in the third period alone.
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