Springfield 2, at Charlotte 1

CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Dylan Peterson scored early in the third period and Springfield held off Charlotte for a 2-1 victory on Saturday at Bojangles Coliseum. The visiting Thunderbirds improved to 3-5-0, while the Checkers dropped to 5-3-0. Attendance was 6,366 at the Charlotte, N.C., arena. Springfield won the rematch after Charlotte took the previous meeting between the teams. Theo Lindstein opened the scoring for Springfield at 5:51 of the first period, converting with an assist from Michael Buchinger. The goal came after the teams traded early penalties, including a holding call against Charlotte’s Sam Lafferty and a roughing minor against… Read more...