Game 6: Charlotte Checkers at Abbotsford Canucks
Venue: Bojangles Coliseum
Date: Monday, June 23
Time: 6:00 pm PDT
TV: FLO Sports
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Abbotsford Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks despite losing game five still have a chance to win their first ever Calder Cup tonight. They dropped to 15-4-4 in the playoffs, averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. Arturs Silovs stopped 36 of the 40 shots he faced in game five. He is posting a 2.01 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 return to home ice looking to force a winner-take-all game seven. They improved to 12-4-1 in the Calder Cup playoffs, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced in game five. He is posting a 2.13 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage, and a shutout.
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
Charlotte Checkers Projected Lines
Leonard-Asplund-Lockwood
Skoog-Criscuolo-Sourdif
Steeves-Okuliar-Devine
Entwistle-Chorske-Puljujarvi
Kiersted-Benning
Carrick-Powell
Alscher-Hovorka
Kahkonen
Appleby
Players To Watch:
Abbotsford Canucks
Linus Karlsson leads the team in points and goals with 25 points and 13 goals. Arshdeep Bains leads in assists with 15. Kirill Kudryavtsev leads the team in plus/minus with a +17.
Charlotte Checkers
John Leonard leads the team in points and goals with 13 points and seven goals. Jesse Puljujarvi leads in assists with eight. Tobias Bjornfot leads the team in plus/minus with a +11.
Next Game
Game 7: Monday, June 25 at Bojangles Coliseum (If Necessary)
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