PRE-GAME REPORT: WOLF PACK EYE SERIES SPLIT WITH CHECKERS IN MIDWEEK TILT

Mar 13, 2024

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Hartford Wolf Pack will look to earn a split of their two-game set against the Charlotte Checkers tonight at the Bojangles Coliseum.

The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. and coverage is available on AHLTV and Mixlr.

Tale of The Tape:

This is the fourth of eight meetings between the clubs this season. It is the second of four at the Bojangles Coliseum. The Checkers return to Hartford on March 28^th, then the series shifts back to Charlotte for two games on April 6^th and 7^th.

The season series will conclude at the XL Center on April 14^th.

The Checkers have claimed victory in each of the first three meetings this season. The series opened with a 4-2 triumph for the Checkers on January 31^st at the XL Center. The Checkers prevailed 2-1 in overtime in the second meeting of the series on February 28^th, also in Hartford.

Last night, the Checkers claimed their second straight 2-1 overtime decision against the Wolf Pack to improve to 3-0-0-0 in the season series.

Patrick Giles opened the scoring 14:37 into the game, converting on a turnover for his eleventh goal of the season. An outlet pass by the Wolf Pack was intercepted in the neutral zone by Giles, who entered the offensive zone on the right-wing side. Giles then curled into the right-wing circle, used a defenseman as a screen, and snapped home the game’s first goal.

The Wolf Pack evened the affair 9:04 into the middle period, as Karl Henriksson scored his tenth goal. Adam Edström poked the puck out of the defensive zone and into the offensive zone. Brennan Othmann won a foot race to the puck and slid it around a defender to Henriksson. Henriksson then worked into the slot and snapped a shot over the glove of Magnus Hellberg to make it a 1-1 game.

After each team failed to break the tie in the third period, overtime was required for the second straight meeting.

For the second straight meeting, Mackie Samoskevich played the role of hero. This time, Samoskevich darted in on the right-wing side, worked his way into the faceoff circle, and lasered home his third overtime game-winning goal of the season.

Wolf Pack Outlook:

The Wolf Pack extended their current point streak to six games with last night’s overtime defeat. They are 3-0-2-1 during the stretch. Additionally, the Wolf Pack extended their point streak in Charlotte to three games (2-0-1-0).

The club has now lost four consecutive overtime decisions. In addition to last night’s…