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Home Game 24

AHL Game: 683

Who: Charlotte Checkers

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 3:05 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night at home in front of a sellout crowd the Pens beat the Albany Devils 6-2. The Captain Ryan Craig had three assists. For CHA: Friday at home they lost to the Springfield Falcons 6-5. The Falcons scores 5 goals in the second period. Zac Dalpe for the Checkers had a goal and three assists in the loss.

Last Meeting: January 5 in Charlotte the Pens won in a shootout 3-2. Chris Collins had a goal and an assist in the win.

Record: For WBS, 34-10-0-0 (68 pts., 1st place East Division) For CHA, 24-16-1-4 (53 pts., 4th place East Division)

Why you should care: This Charlotte team is better than the Charlotte team we faced a few weeks ago. Zach Boychuck and Zac Dalpe are bluechippers in the Carolina system playing out their days at the minor league level. They are huge contributors to this team. Look for Justin Pogge to get the start this afternoon. The Checkers are trying to fight back into the race for second and trying to keep the pursuing Bears and Senators at bay. With another near sellout crowd expected, look for a very competitive game today.

Referee(s): Ryan Fraser / Ian Croft

Linesmen: Judson Ritter / Leo Boylan

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @CheckersHockey / @nafsnep

Beat writers: @CVBombulie

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain. For Charlotte: The Fan 610 AM WFNZ

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Next Five Games: CHA 1/26, @ ALB 1/28, @ BNG 1/29, MTB 2/4, @ SYR 2/5