Checkers 4, Phantoms 1
First Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — True Clt (slashing) 6:34; Sandin Lhv (holding) 6:58; Sushko Lhv (interference) 13:20; Bowlby Clt (holding) 15:49.
Second Period
1. Lehigh Valley, Sandin 5 (Bunnaman, Zech) 13:08.
Penalties — Wilson Lhv (holding) 14:55.
Third Period
2. Charlotte, Carrick 5 (McCormick) 3:24 (sh).
3. Charlotte, Lind 11 (McCormick, Kneen) 7:15.
4. Charlotte, Dalpe 13 (Wilson, Hutsko) 8:22.
5. Charlotte, True 8 (McCormick, Lind) 18:31 (en).
Penalties — Bowlby Clt (hooking) 3:15.
Shots on goal by
Lehigh Valley | 7 | 10 | 12 | _ | 29 |
Charlotte | 8 | 4 | 8 | _ | 20 |
Goal — Lehigh Valley: Sandstrom (L, ). Charlotte: Christopoulos (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Lehigh Valley: 0-3; Charlotte: 0-3.
Referees — Tim Mayer, Dre Barone. Linesmen — Nick Briganti, Ryan Jackson.
Attendance — 7,505 at Charlotte.
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