Phantoms 5, Checkers 2
First Period
1. Lehigh Valley, O’Reilly 6 (Clendening) 1:30 (pp).
2. Charlotte, McCormick 8 (Lind, True) 3:35.
3. Charlotte, Kneen 1 (Schwindt, Twarynski) 6:40.
Penalties — True Clt (hooking) 0:49; Gerard Lhv (slashing) 4:00.
Second Period
4. Lehigh Valley, Bunnaman 6 (Wylie) 10:48.
5. Lehigh Valley, Strome 1 (Wylie, Ratcliffe) 13:37.
Penalties — Wilson Lhv (high-sticking) 4:55; McCormick Clt (high-sticking) 11:20; Martin Clt (hooking) 14:42; Clendening Lhv (interference) 17:50.
Third Period
6. Lehigh Valley, Hodgson 7 (Wylie, O’Reilly) 17:07.
7. Lehigh Valley, Hodgson 8 (unassisted) 18:42 (en).
Penalties — None.
Shots on goal by
| Lehigh Valley | 7 | 20 | 7 | _ | 34 |
| Charlotte | 15 | 3 | 8 | _ | 26 |
Goal — Lehigh Valley: Nagle (W, ). Charlotte: Christopoulos (L, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Lehigh Valley: 1-2; Charlotte: 0-3.
Referees — Tim Mayer, Dre Barone. Linesmen — Nick Briganti, Ryan Jackson.
Attendance — 5,933 at Charlotte.
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