Still deadlocked after a thrilling overtime period full of back-and-forth chances, the fifth meeting of the season between Charlotte and Hartford moved on to a shootout. After the first three attempts were all denied, Anton Levtchi gave his team the upper hand by pulling off a slick fake and then letting the puck slide through the five hole of Louis Domingue.
The Wolf Pack converted on their next attempt, but with the game on his stick Chris Tierney came through in the clutch - picking a corner and sending the Checkers out of Hartford with a huge two points in the standings.Anton Levtchi simply can not stop pulling off highlight reel goals ?
— Charlotte Checkers (@CheckersHockey) November 17, 2022
LOOK AT THIS! pic.twitter.com/bhxFw4R4im
The two sides traded goals across regulation, with Hartford opening up the scoring in the latter part of the first period but the Checkers responding less than a minute later courtesy of a shorthanded strike from Riley Nash. That would hold until late in the second when Hartford knocked home a bouncing puck in front to reclaim the lead heading into the final frame.And then Tierney nets the walk-off winner! (and seals that poor goalie stick's fate lol) pic.twitter.com/kwh1euuLPY
— Charlotte Checkers (@CheckersHockey) November 17, 2022
It wouldn’t take long for Charlotte to pull even once again, though, as Lucas Carlsson swung in on an odd-man rush and buried a wrister less than three minutes into the period. The Checkers would continue to push down the stretch - eventually outshooting Hartford 12-4 in the third period - but neither side would yield and the game moved beyond the 60 minutes of regulation.
Along with denying two of the three shootout attempts he faced, Alex Lyon turned in a big 25-save performance between the pipes for Charlotte and claimed his third win of the season.
