| FINAL | 2017-18 Season, Game 18 | Tuesday November 21, 2017 Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte, NC |
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LineupForward lines and defense pairings: [one_half]McCormick – O’Brien – Gagne [one_half_last]Sieloff – Burgdoerfer Goaltenders: Scratches: Danny Taylor, Daniel Ciampini Injured Reserve: Mike Blunden, Kyle Flanagan, Ben Sexton Game ReportAfter getting off to a rocky start to their road trip Friday night in Utica, the Belleville Senators continued their trip in Charlotte for the first of a two-game set with the Checkers. The first period got off to a great start for the Senators. Just two minutes into the frame, Ethan Werek fired a one-timer off a beautiful Francis Perron pass, past Alex Nedeljkovic to make it 1-0 Belleville. Then just 28 seconds later, Max Reinhart fired one from the point that fooled Nedeljkovic, extending the Senators lead. The Checkers did respond on the power play, courtesy of Brendan Kichton, but that was all they got in the frame. After 20 minutes, the Senators led 2-1. The second period was uneventful for the most part. The Senators had their chances to extend their lead early in the frame but did not capitalize. This came back to haunt them as the Checkers scored on the power play after an Andreas Englund interference penalty. It was Aleksi Saarela firing it past Chris Driedger to even the score 2-2. The teams headed to the third period tied up at two apiece. The third period brought more of the same. The teams exchanged chances, Charlotte getting more of them, but the goaltenders stood tall early in the third. Especially Driedger who made a pair of post-to-post stops to keep the game tied at two apiece. But Charlotte kept on coming and after a Macoy Erkamps turnover behind the Senators net, Janne Kuokkanen found a wide open Saarela who made no mistake, giving the Checkers their first lead of the night. Kuokkanen added an empty-netter to make it 4-2 and that was the final score in this one. The Senators put two on the board early, but squandered high quality chances throughout the game and it cost them dearly. Belleville has little time to reflect on this loss as they get right back to work tomorrow night against the same Charlotte Checkers. ▲ Chris Driedger, Jordan Murray, Colin White, Filip Chlapik ▼ Macoy Erkamps, Max McCormick, Andreas Englund |
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| 23 | Shots | 33 |
| 0 for 3 | Power Play | 2 for 4 |
| 28 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
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