The Checkers bounced back in Game 2 with a 3-2 win in overtime. The series shifted to Abbotsford, B.C., for Games 3, 4 and 5. Abbotsford won Game 3 6-1 and took Game 4 3-2.

The Checkers bounced back in Game 2 with a 3-2 win in overtime. The series shifted to Abbotsford, B.C., for Games 3, 4 and 5. Abbotsford won Game 3 6-1 and took Game 4 3-2.

In fact, the Checkers steamrolled the Canucks on Sunday, outshooting the Canucks 42-to-13, which is about as one-sided as a game can get. Only, Game 2 also went to overtime.

Charlotte Checkers goalie Kaapo Kahkonen, right, stops a shot on goal by Canucks Chase Wouters, left, during action in the Calder Cup on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.