Checkers: Keegan Bezenah-Inside the Rink
Penguins: Brian Stone Sr-Inside the Rink
Charlotte Checkers (17-9-2-0, 36 pts) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (22-7-1-2, 47 pts)
Venue: Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
Date: 12/30/25
Time: 7:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Charlotte Checkers News & Notes:
The Checkers beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Monday, 3-2 in overtime, to improve to 7-4-0-0 in December. Charlotte is averaging 2.82 goals per game while allowing 2.64 goals per game. Charlotte has a 2-1-1-0 record against the Penguins this season, but has won the last two meetings, outscoring the Penguins 8-3 in the process.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins New & Notes:
The Penguins dropped their last game Sunday in a shootout 4-3 to the Phantoms, giving them a 7-2-0-2 record for December. The Penguins are scoring an average of 3.18 goals per game and have allowed an average of 2.18 goals per game this month. Last season, the Penguins had a 3-4-1-0 record against Charlotte.
Charlotte Checkers Projected Lines:
Foote-Pinho-Smith
Skoog-Sawchyn-Devine
Vilmanis-Chorske-Steeves
St. Martin-Mastrosimone-McAllister
Bjornfot-Hovorka
Carrick-Benning
Alscher-Jansson
Germasimyuk
Domingue
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines:
McDonough-Broz-Tomasino
Harvey-Pinard-Klassen-Puustinen
Ansons-Koppanen-Calvert
Imama-Renwick-Gallant
Pickering-Kemp
Breazeale-Pietila
Budnick-Johnson
Murashov
Blomqvist
Players To Watch:
Charlotte Checkers
Wilmer Skoog, Gracyn Sawchyn, and Jack Devine share the lead in points with 18 for the Checkers. Skoog has ten goals on the season to lead Charlotte. Gracyn Sawchyn leads the team with 12 assists and has a plus/minus this season of +13.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tristan Broz leads the Penguins in points with 20 and in goals with ten on the year. Valtteri Puustinen leads the way with 13 assists this season. Phil Tomasino and Rafael Harvey-Pinard lead the team in plus/minus with a +12. Atley Calvert has seven goals and eight assists for 15 total points for the Penguins as well this year.
Next Game:
Charlotte: January 3 at Cleveland Monsters
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: January 3 at Syracuse Crunch
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