Game 2: Abbotsford Canucks at Charlotte Checkers
Venue Bojangles Coliseum
Date: Sunday, June 15
Time: 4:00 pm EDT
TV: FLO Sports
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Abbotsford Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks took game one in double overtime 4-3. They improved to 13-4-2, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Arturs Silovs stopped 51 of the 54 shots he faced in game one. He is posting a 1.94 goals-against average, a .931 save percentage, and five shutouts. Nikita Tolopilo, in his lone game, allowed two goals on 23 shots.
Charlotte Checkers News & Notes:
The Checkers had their eight game winning streak snapped in game one. Charlotte will look to even the series before heading on the road. They dropped to 10-2-1 in the Calder Cup playoffs, averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 26 of the 30 shots he faced in game one. He is posting a 1.84 goals-against average, a .921 save percentage, and a shutout.
Abbotsford Canucks Projected Lines
Di Giuseppe-Sasson-Karlsson
Bains-Mueller-Klimovich
Blais-Khaira-Smith
Nielsen-Wouters-Kambeitz
Brisebois-Mancini
Wolanin-Woo
Hirose-Kudryavtsev
Silovs
Tolopilo
Charlotte Checkers Projected Lines
Skoog-Asplund-Leonard
Smith-Criscuolo-Sourdif
Steeves-Okuliar-Vilmanis
Lockwood-Entwistle-Puljujarvi
Bjornfot-Hovorka
Carrick-Benning
Kiersted-Cesana
Kahkonen
Appleby
Players To Watch:
Abbotsford Canucks
Linus Karlsson leads the team in points and goals with 17 points and nine goals. Arshdeep Bains and Sammy Blais lead in assists with 11. Kirill Kudryavtsev leads the team in plus/minus with a +12.
Charlotte Checkers
John Leonard leads the team in points and goals with ten points and six goals. Jesse Puljujarvi leads in assists with seven. Tobias Bjornfot and Trevor Carrick lead the team in plus/minus as they are each a +12.
Next Game
Game 3: Tuesday, June 17 at Abbotsford Centre
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