AHL Game Preview: Charlotte Checkers at Providence Bruins with Line Combinations 4/4/2025

AHL Game Preview: Charlotte Checkers at Providence Bruins with Line Combinations 4/4/2025

Charlotte Checkers (38-20-3-3, 82 pts) at Providence Bruins (36-22-4-3, 79 pts)

Venue Amica Mutual Pavillion
Date: Friday, March 4
Time: 7:05 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports 

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Charlotte Checkers News & Notes:

The Checkers are coming off a 5-2 win last Sunday over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. They wrapped up March going 10-5-0-0 averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. Charlotte beat Providence in two games on March 25th and 26th. They sit second in the Atlantic Division, entering tonight’s game trailing Hershey by three points.

Providence Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins picked up a 2-1 win on Saturday against the Hartford Wolf Pack to clinch a playoff spot in the Calder Cup playoffs. They would lose Sunday 3-2 to the Springfield Thunderbirds. Providence concluded March going 6-5-0-2, averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game. They enter tonight in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, trailing third by three points and six points back of Hershey for first place in the Atlantic.  

Charlotte Checkers Projected Lines

Smith-Asplund-Leonard
Okuliar-Criscuolo-Lockwood
Steeves-Sourdif-Puljujarvi
Zabaneh-Skoog-Vilmanis

Megna-Cesana
Carrick-Alscher
Kierstad-Hovorka

Kahkonen
Appleby

Providence Bruins Projected Lines

Merkulov-Poitras-Lysell
Tufte-Minten-Wahlstrom
Duran-Nelson-Pitlick
Kuntar-Harrison- Abate

Ortiz-Mast
Brunet-Gallagher
Misyul-Wanner

Bussi 
Maier

Players To Watch:

Charlotte Checkers

John Leonard leads the Checkers in points and goals with 56 points and 32 goals. Trevor Carrick leads the team in assists with 35. Matt Kiersted is the team leader in plus/minus with a +32.

Providence Bruins

Georgii Merkulov is the team leader in points and assists. He has 53 points and 39 assists. Tyler Pitlick is the current team leader in goals with 19 and tied for the team lead in plus/minus with Frederic Brunet, as both are a +18. 

Next Game

Charlotte – April 5 at Bridgeport Islanders
Providence – April 5 at Utica Comets

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