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The Checkers couldn’t quite close the gap in their rematch with the Bruins, ultimately falling 4-2 for their seventh loss in the last eight games. Despite putting up several chances out of the gate, the home side found themselves in a two-goal hole before the midway point of the first thanks to a pair of quick strikes by the Bruins. After having Ludovic Waeber relieve Spencer Knight between the pipes at that point the Checkers settled in, and halfway through the middle frame Zac Dalpe cut into the deficit and electrified the building with a historic tally. Collecting the puck on a breakaway, Dalpe ripped a shot that beat the Providence netminder to pick up his 124th goal in a Charlotte sweater - giving him sole possession of the franchise record. The Bruins stole back the momentum quickly in the third when Jayson Megna found the back of the net less than a minute in, but a seeing-eye wrister from Lucas Carlsson pulled the Checkers back within striking distance before the period hit the four-minute mark. The Checkers continued to push, but Providence once again had an answer - reclaiming their multi-goal advantage minutes later and holding off any other response from Charlotte en route to the 4-2 final.
