Checkers 5, Wilkes-Barre--Scranton Penguins 4
First Period
1. W-B/Scranton, Puustinen 15 (Houde, Joseph) 4:36.
2. W-B/Scranton, Angello 5 (Puustinen, Poulin) 7:40 (pp).
3. Charlotte, Wilson 18 (unassisted) 12:32.
Penalties — Kiersted Clt (slashing) 6:53; Joseph Wbs, Lind Clt (roughing) 15:43.
Second Period
4. Charlotte, McCormick 10 (Carrick, Hutsko) 10:31.
5. Charlotte, Fleury 6 (Schwindt, Bowlby) 11:26.
Penalties — Hutsko Clt (high-sticking) 1:47; Joseph Wbs (high-sticking) 12:29; Cholowski Clt (delay of game) 19:48.
Third Period
6. Charlotte, Lind 15 (True, Siebenaler) 2:54.
7. W-B/Scranton, Gruden 3 (Fedun, Bartkowski) 7:14.
8. W-B/Scranton, Chaput 4 (Joseph, Reinke) 17:40 (pp).
9. Charlotte, Schwindt 12 (unassisted) 18:29.
Penalties — Fleury Clt (interference) 15:45.
Shots on goal by
W-B/Scranton | 12 | 5 | 17 | _ | 34 |
Charlotte | 11 | 6 | 10 | _ | 27 |
Goal — W-B/Scranton: Nappier (L, ). Charlotte: Knight (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — W-B/Scranton: 2-5; Charlotte: 0-1.
Referees — Riley Yerkovich, Jake Rekucki. Linesmen — Shane Gustafson, Scott Senger.
Attendance — 4,123 at Charlotte.
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