he Checkers turned in another electric performance Wednesday night, pouring on the offense and running away with a 7-1 win over the division-leading Wolf Pack.
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Charlotte set the tone early, beginning with a Roland McKeown point blast less than two minutes in, and never took their foot off the gas. The red-hot start resulted in a 4-0 lead by the time the first buzzer sounded, with the Checkers stretching it to 6-1 in the next frame and wrapping things up with a third-period cherry on top to reach a 7-1 final.
The production came from all angles for Charlotte, with 12 different skaters finding the scoresheet throughout the night. Three different Checkers chipped in three-point efforts – Julien Gauthier and Janne Kuokkanen each posted a goal and two assists while Dave Gust racked up three helpers – and another three recorded multiple points.
While the Charlotte offense chased Hartford’s starter for the second consecutive night, Anton Forsberg turned in a strong performance in the opposite crease. The netminder stopped 28 of 29 shots throughout regulation to pick up his seventh win of the season.
Ryan Warsofsky on another big win
It was very important on a couple of fronts. We sweep a team to get above .500 and then just to repeat the effort. We know they’re a really experienced team and were going to come at us. We did a good job of the things we’ve talked about in the last three weeks. We’re really starting to click and understand what our identity is.
Warsofsky on recent offensive success
When you play the right way, you can score. When you got guys moving, it’s hard to defend. It’s science. When you’re moving around the offensive zone and you’re holding on to pucks and there’s guys chasing you around, they get tired and you can wear teams down. You saw that the last two nights.
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