Six years ago today, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms faced off against the Charlotte Checkers in game four of the Atlantic Division Final. The game on May 9, 2018 took place inside of Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina and would require five overtime periods and over six hours to complete as it became the longest game in AHL history.
The epic and incredible night ended at 1:09 a.m. when Lehigh Valley triumphed 2-1 to take a 3-1 series lead over the Checkers.
Phantoms forward Alex Krushelnyski scored the game-winning goal at the 6:48 mark of the fifth overtime period while goaltender Alex Lyon contributed a Herculean effort, turning aside 94 of the 95 shots he faced, to backstop the team to victory.
Below, you will find a timeline of events that was, and still remains, the longest game in AHL history.
7:03 p.m.
Puck Drop for Game 4 of the Atlantic Division Final between the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Charlotte Checkers inside of Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
7:18 p.m.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms earn their first power play of the game with 11:42 remaining in the first period of play as Charlotte’s Clark Bishop sits for interference.
7:27 p.m.
Sam Morin takes a spill near the boards and leaves the game with an apparent injury, from that point on the Phantoms would need to finish the game with just five defensemen in the lineup.
7:32 p.m.
Danick Martel scores to give the Phantoms a 1-0 lead over the Checkers. Martel fires home a rebound off the end boards from a T.J. Brennan shot for his fourth goal of the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs.
7:40 p.m.
At the end of the first period, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms take a 1-0 lead over the Charlotte Checkers into the locker room.
Danick Martel’s 4th goal of the #CalderCup Playoffs has the #LVPhantoms in front of the Checkers by a score of 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. pic.twitter.com/LZ1IRBhyG1
— Lehigh Valley Phantoms (@LVPhantoms) May 9, 2018
7:56 p.m.
The puck drops for the second period between the Phantoms and Checkers.
8:09 p.m.
Charlotte scores to tie the game up at 1-1 with 13:08 remaining in the second period of play. Checkers’ captain Patrick Brown scores his first of the playoffs as he shoots in a rebound off the end boards in nearly identical fashion from that of Danick Martel’s first-period goal.
The boards are VERY lively tonight, apparently. #LVvsCHA pic.twitter.com/SPGcnsdSQw
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) May 10, 2018
8:36 p.m.
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