The Checkers stunned the defending champs Wednesday night, beating down the Bears 6-3 to complete their sweep of Hershey and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Atlantic Division Final is heading to Hershey, and the Checkers are taking a 2-0 lead with them. Before the best-of-five series resumes Wednesday night, let’s recap everything that’s happened so far.
Game Two between Charlotte and Hershey was a battle, but the Checkers kept pushing and eventually came away with an electric overtime victory to go ahead 2-0 in the series.
The Checkers have advanced to the third round of the Calder Cup Playoffs by virtue of a 3-2 series win over the Providence Bruins. Next up for Charlotte is a date with the defending champion Hershey Bears in the Atlantic Division Final.
