Tyson Forrester Scoring twice in his postseason debut, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms set up a third-round rally to claim a 4-3 win over Charlotte in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division first-round series on Tuesday night.
The Phantoms could cap off the best-of-three series with another win in Game 2 on Thursday.
The host checkers got to the board first with a goal from Lucas Carlsonwhose 20 regular season goals was tied for the AHL lead among defensemen.
Lehigh Valley responded with a goal from Adam Brooks Later in the first period, he then scored three times in the first five minutes of the second to take a 4-1 lead and chase Charlotte’s starting goalie. Mac guzda.
Checkers got goals from Riley Nash And Santo Kinonen 38 seconds apart in the middle of the third distance to pull a target, however Samuel Erson He made 13 of his 28 saves in the final inning, including a shutout on a close day Macky Samoskiewicz With only three seconds to play.
Forster (2g), Brooks (1g, 1a) and Cooper Marody (1g, 1a) all scored 2 points for the Phantoms.
Atlantic League 1st Round (Best of 3)
A3-Charlotte Checkers vs. A6-Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Game 1 – Tuesday, April 18 – Lehigh Valley 4, Charlotte 3
Game Two – Thursday, April 20 – Lehigh Valley in Charlotte, 7:00 p.m
* Game Three – Friday, April 21 – Lehigh Valley in Charlotte, 7:00 p.m
* If needed…all times eastern