CHARLOTTE, NC– The Checkers are heading into the holiday break on a sour note, dropping a 4-1 contest to Bridgeport on home ice.
After a scoreless first, the Islanders got to work in the middle frame with three straight goals before the 11-minute mark of the period to blow the contest open.
The home team finally broke through in the latter part of the third period thanks to a conversion on a goal-mouth scramble by Oliver Okuliar, but it fell short of sparking a rally. Bridgeport netminder Jakub Skarek continued to stymie Charlotte – finishing with 29 saves – and an empty netter for the Islanders sealed the deal on a Charlotte loss.
