Checkers Keep Rolling with 6-2 Win over Hartford
March 24, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
The Checkers wrapped up their six-game home stand with a resounding 6-2 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Charlotte's offense continued to fire with five different skaters tallying goals, which extended the team's point streak to seven games (6-0-1). Tomas Jurco opened the scoring early, followed by a Jake Bean rip from the blue line and an Aleksi Saarela snipe from the dot to give the Checkers a 3-0 lead at the end of the first 20 minutes.
After a short stretch in the middle frame - where Hartford managed to claw back to within one - a goal-line save by Dennis Robertson swung the momentum back in the Checkers' favor. Shortly after, Andrew Poturalski threw a shot on net and Morgan Geekie expertly tipped it into the top corner to make it 4-2. To round out the second period, Nicolas Roy muscled his way through the face-off and tucked it five-hole to extend the lead to three. Saarela closed out the scoring in the third period with his second goal of the game to bring the final score to 6-2.
The Checkers go on the road for a three-game series that includes two games against the second-place Bridgeport Sound Tigers before returning to Charlotte for the last stretch of home games of the regular season.
Notes
The Checkers extended their point streak to seven games (6-0-1 since March 10), tying their longest of the season ... The Checkers' franchise record point streak at home extended to 10 games (9-0-1 since Feb. 22) ... Saarela recorded his fourth two-goal game of the season. He has nine points in his last nine games, eight of which are goals ... Jake Bean had a goal and two assists to record his third consecutive two-point game ... Playing against his former team, Tokarski improved to 3-0-0 as a Checker with just four total goals allowed ... Jurco's goal gave him nine points in 10 games as a Checker ... The Checkers' run of nine straight games with a power-play goal came to an end as they went 0-for-2, though their sixth goal tonight came just five seconds after an opportunity expired ... The Checkers are 12-2-1 against Hartford over the last two seasons ... Clark Bishop left the game with an injury following the opening faceoff and did not return ... Forward Julien Gauthier missed the game due to illness ... Forwards Steven Lorentz and Zack Stortini and defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti were healthy extras.
Up Next
The Checkers hit the road for a three-game stretch that will take them to Bridgeport on Wednesday, Hartford on Friday and then back to Bridgeport on Saturday.
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