The Checkers are hitting the road for a trek through the Atlantic Division that kicks off with a weekend matchup against the Phantoms.
THE MATCHUP
- Record/Standings
- CLT - 8-5-1-0 (1st in Atlantic)
- PRO - 6-7-0-0 (5th in Atlantic)
- Power Play / Penalty Kill
- CLT - 19.2% (t-12th) / 89.1% (3rd)
- PRO - 12.0% (29th) / 82.6% (18th)
- Offense / Defense
- CLT - 3.00 GF/Game (t-15th) / 2.86 GA/Game (14th)
- PRO - 3.46 GF/Game (6th) / 3.00 GA/Game (19th)
- Head-To-Head
- 0-1-0-0
THE STORYLINES
ROAD TEST
This road swing is a grueling one, featuring five games over an eight-day span. To make things even tougher, each of those contests is against a new team in a new city.So far this season the Checkers are 5-3-0-0 on the road compared to 4-3-1-0 on home ice. Their last road trip saw them head out west and take three of four games against Colorado and Iowa.
LAFFERTY LIGHTS IT UP
Sam Lafferty has made a big impact since joining the Checkers in late October. The veteran forward potted a hat trick in Tuesday’s win over the Bruins, giving him eight points over his 10 games in a Charlotte sweater. In his short tenure with the team, Lafferty has not been held off the scoresheet in consecutive games.POWERING UP
The Checkers continue to climb up the league’s power-play rankings, currently clocking in at number eight among all AHL teams. That comes during an active run in which the Checkers have scored a power-play goal in six consecutive games. They’ll look to keep that positive momentum rolling against a Lehigh Valley squad that ranks in the bottom third of the league when it comes to killing penalties.THE PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Charlotte
- Sam Lafferty - 5 points in last 4 games
- Alex Petrovic - 7 points in last 5 games
- Gracyn Sawchyn - 9 points in last 8 games
- Lehigh Valley
- Alex Ciernik - 3 points in last 2 games
- Jack Studnicka - 3 points in the last 4 games
- Spencer Gill - 3 points in last 4 games
THE INFO
Every road game this season is available to stream via AHLTV on FloHockey! Click here to watch.Fans can listen to the radio broadcast as well on the Checkers App or online.
