AHL Charlotte Checkers

Point Streak Hits 12 Games with Win in San Diego

Published on January 10, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release


CHARLOTTE, NC - The Checkers' franchise-record point streak hit 12 games as the team defeated the San Diego Gulls by a 4-2 score on Saturday.

T.J. Hensick scored the winning goal in the third period and Daniel Altshuller made 37 saves as Charlotte improved to 10-0-2 over the course of its current streak, which is the second-longest posted by an AHL team this season. Zach Boychuk, Justin Shugg and Brody Sutter also scored for Charlotte, which went 5-0-1 in its California road trip and returns home to begin a six-game home stand on Tuesday.

Charlotte also extended its franchise-record point streak on the road to nine games (8-0-1), which is the longest active streak in the league and ties the second-longest this season. Its 14 victories on the road are the second-most in the AHL and two more than the team recorded all of last season.

The Checkers faced a 2-1 deficit for much of this game, as the Gulls' Mike Sgarbossa and Nick Ritchie scored first-period goals to cancel out Boychuk's opener that occurred just 1:06 into the contest. However, a pretty wraparound goal by Shugg late in the second and Hensick's tally early in the third turned the tide, with Sutter securing an empty-net goal from center ice in the final minute of regulation.

With yet another spectacular outing, Altshuller improved to 7-0-1 in his young AHL career that dates back to his first start on Dec. 17. The Carolina Hurricanes prospect, who stopped a pair of shorthanded breakaways and stepped up with a sprawling glove save late in the third period to preserve the lead, now boasts a 1.48 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage in the league.

With Boychuk and Hensick both scoring on the man advantage, the Checkers secured their third straight game with two power-play goals. They have at least one goal on the man advantage in each of their last six games and own a 33.3 percent success rate during that time.

The only point streak posted by an AHL team that is longer than the Checkers' current run is a 15-game stretch by the Grand Rapids Griffins, who Charlotte next plays at Bojangles' Coliseum on Tuesday and Wednesday, that ended Dec. 26.

Check out the Charlotte Checkers Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



American Hockey League Stories from January 10, 2016


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central