Game 5: Charlotte Checkers at Abbotsford Canucks
Venue Abbotsford Centre
Date: Saturday, June 21
Time: 6:00 pm PDT
TV: FLO Sports
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Charlotte Checkers News & Notes:
The Checkers have been cooled off after riding an eight-game winning streak into the finals, and they could have their season come to an end tonight. They dropped to 11-4-1 in the Calder Cup playoffs, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 20 of the 23 shots he faced in game four. He is posting a 2.11 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage, and a shutout.
Abbotsford Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks can win their first ever Calder Cup tonight with a win as they lead the series 3-1. They improved to 15-4-3 in the playoffs, averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Arturs Silovs stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced in game four. He is posting a 1.94 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage, and five shutouts. Nikita Tolopilo, in his lone game, allowed two goals on 23 shots.
Charlotte Checkers Projected Lines
Leonard-Asplund-Devine
Okuliar-Sourdif-Steeves
Skoog-Criscuolo-Entwistle
Lockwood-Chorske-Puljujarvi
Kiersted-Benning
Carrick-Powell
Alscher-Hovorka
Kahkonen
Appleby
Abbotsford Canucks Projected Lines
Bains-Sasson-Karlsson
Di Giuseppe-Mueller-Lekkerimaki
Blais-Khaira-Smith
Nielsen-Wouters-Klimovich
Brisebois-Mancini
Wolanin-Woo
Hirose-Kudryavtsev
Silovs
Tolopilo
Players To Watch:
Charlotte Checkers
John Leonard leads the team in points and goals with 12 points and seven goals. Jesse Puljujarvi leads in assists with seven. Tobias Bjornfot leads the team in plus/minus with a +11.
Abbotsford Canucks
Linus Karlsson leads the team in points and goals with 23 points and 11 goals. Arshdeep Bains leads in assists with 14. Kirill Kudryavtsev leads the team in plus/minus with a +16.
Next Game
Game 6: Monday, June 23 at Bojangles Coliseum (If Necessary)
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