The Charlotte Checkers continue to struggle to find consistency to their game as they split their weekend season series with the Springfield Thunderbirds. Charlotte has gone 2-2-2 over their last six games.
In their first game of the weekend, Alex Nedeljkovic earned his first win of the season with 20 saves on 21 shots. Both teams struggled greatly with the man advantage as the Thunderbirds were 0-for-7 on the power play and Charlotte went 0-for-5. Steven Lorentz got the scoring started midway through the first period with his third goal of the season but Springfield responded just 29 seconds later.