The Checkers rallied their way back into the win column Thursday night, righting the ship with a big 4-2 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Springfield opened the scoring early on and carried that advantage into the later stages of the middle frame, but the Checkers were finally able to kickstart their offense thanks to their most recent addition.
Max McCormick – playing in his first game since returning from the NHL on Tuesday – pulled off a stellar individual effort and wrapped a puck home to even the score after 40 minutes of play and spark the home squad.
The third period belonged to the Checkers, as Zac Dalpe kept the momentum rolling with a power-play strike 67 seconds in to claim the lead and Carsen Twarynski followed it up with a shorthanded breakaway goal to push Charlotte further ahead. An empty netter from Dalpe put the final nail in the coffin for Springfield, and the Checkers pulled off a midweek split against their division rivals.
North Carolina native Billy Christopoulos made his Checkers debut tonight and stood tall, keeping the Springfield offense at bay by making 26 saves and earning the win.
Written by Nicholas Niedzielski
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