Charlotte Checkers Gameday for 03.04.15

The Checkers headed north of the boarder riding a season-long three-game winning streak, but were humbled by the Marlies, who outscored them 10-4 in a two-game sweep before splitting two games in Hamilton. … Charlotte now returns home, where it has won its last three contests for a mid-week back-to-back with San Antonio. … Despite scoring three or more goals in five of their last seven games, the Checkers entered Tuesday tied for the worst goals-per-game average (2.20) in the AHL. … Charlotte goaltender Drew MacIntyre is 1-7 over his last eight starts and has allowed three or more goals in all seven losses. … MacIntyre’s backup, John Muse, is 5-2 over his last seven, with a 2.28 goals against average. … The Checkers have killed 19 consecutive penalties over their last seven games. The streak is tied for the longest this season by the team. … Charlotte's penalty kill ranks ninth in the league at 85.8 percent. … After going 29 games without a goal (Nov. 30) and 20 games without a point (Dec. 29), Checkers rookie forward Brock McGinn has five goals in his last eight games (5g, 1a). … Since returning from the ECHL's Florida Everblades on Jan. 4, forward Alex Aleardi has 14 points (8g, 6a) in 19 games, including eight in his last nine (5g, 3a). … Defenseman Rasmus Rissanen was recalled by Carolina on March 3. … Chad LaRose has missed Charlotte’s last three games with an undisclosed injury. … Keegan Lowe (undisclosed injury) has missed one game. … The Rampage (178), which has gone 5-4-1 over its last 10, has scored 55 more goals than Charlotte (123) this season, which is tops in the AHL. Seth Lakso

This story was originally published March 3, 2015 at 6:58 PM with the headline "Charlotte Checkers Gameday for 03.04.15."