Charlotte Checkers Bump Augusta Lynx Out of the Way, Win 4-2 - ECHL

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Charlotte N.C. – The Checkers won their fourth consecutive game with a comeback victory over the Augusta Lynx by a score of 4-2.

The Lynx started the scoring in the first stanza when forward, Travis Fuller stationed himself in front of Checkers netminder, Chris Holt and deflected a pass from Matt Auffrey into the net at 11:23. This gave Augusta a 1-0 advantage. The Checkers quickly tied the contest at 12:57 when Blake Bellefeuille redirected a Kenton Smith wrist shot behind Augusta goalie, J.P. Levasseur at 12:51.

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It didn’t take long for Augusta to retrieve their lead. Auffrey stormed the net and batted in a loose puck in front of Holt 22 second into the second stanza. The net appeared to be dislodged but the official ruled it was a good goal to the dismay of the home crowd. Checkers forward Kaleb Betts tied the game at 2-2 when his shot went in over the glove of Lavasseur at 16:22. The Checkers would capture their first lead of the contest after forward, Tom Pyatt streaked down the right wing side and fired a shot that snuck in on the short-side of Lavasseur at 18:19.

Despite the Augusta goaltender now pulled for the extra attacker, they couldn’t muster the tying goal and Charlotte ’s Bellefeuille would add an empty net tally giving the Checkers a 4-2 win.

Notes: Bobby Goepfert relieved Lavasseur at the start of the third period and didn’t surrender a goal…Only Augusta scored a power play goal on their three tries. The Checkers went scoreless on two attempts with the man advantage…the Checkers fourth straight win is a season high.

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