Lee leads Checkers past Lynx with pair of shorthanded goals

Published on December 2, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release


Charlotte, SC - Mark Lee scored two shorthanded goals and added a pair of assists to lead the Charlotte Checkers past the Augusta Lynx 6-3 Saturday night at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

Augusta opened the scoring with a Jamie Johnson goal at 10:20 of the first period from Ryan Lang and J.B. Bittner. Johnson slapped home a bouncing puck past diving Charlotte goaltender Chris Holt for the 1-0 lead.

Charlotte scored the next three straight goals to take a 3-1 lead just over half way through the second period. Finally Augusta got back on the score sheet when Lang potted a power play marker at 14:41 from Bittner and Sean Blanchard to close the gap to 3-2.

Lee moved the advantage back to 4-2 Charlotte with his first goal and third point of the night at 17:08, cashing in on a shorthanded opportunity by beating Dave McKee high on the glove side.

Augusta once again closed the gap on Lang's second goal of the night to open the scoring at 8:41 of the third period, but Lee's second goal at 12:35 was followed by Bruce Graham's 14th of the year at 14:31 to cap the scoring at 6-3 for the game.

With his two goal, one assist performance, Lang moves temporarily into third place in ECHL scoring pending the outcomes of Saturday night's games with 12 goals and 26 points.

The Lynx are back in action next Tuesday night at the James Brown Arena, taking on the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:35 pm. Radio coverage begins with the Classic Stucco and Stone Pre-Game Show one-half hour before game time on your Home for Lynx Hockey, NEWSTALKSPORTS 1630. Tickets are on sale now through the Lynx office at (706) 724-4ICE, on line at www.TicketMaster.com, and via all TicketMaster locations.

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