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Loveland

Colorado Eagles beat Charlotte Checkers 3-0 as Trent Miner stops 27 shots

·Loveland·Larimer County

Jayson Megna broke a scoreless tie in the second period before Adam Beckman and Matt DiMarsico scored in the third. Charlotte had power-play opportunities after Colorado extended its lead but could not score.

The Colorado Eagles broke a scoreless tie in the second period and pulled away in the third, beating the Charlotte Checkers 3-0 on Wednesday at Blue Federal Credit Union Arena in Loveland. Jayson Megna scored the go-ahead goal, and Trent Miner made 27 saves on 27 shots to keep Charlotte off the board.

Neither team scored in the first period, though the Checkers put 12 shots on goal. The tie held until 15:11 of the second, when Megna scored with assists from Vinnie Hinostroza and Maroš Jedlička. Charlotte did not answer before intermission, leaving Colorado ahead 1-0 going into the third.

Colorado widened its lead early in the third. Adam Beckman scored at 1:32, and Matt DiMarsico added an unassisted goal at 7:34, taking the Eagles from a one-goal edge to a 3-0 lead. Charlotte had yet to score, and Colorado kept that lead for the rest of the period.

The Checkers had power-play opportunities after DiMarsico's goal, but Miner kept them off the board. Charlotte goaltender Kirill Gerasimyuk stopped 26 of 29 shots. Colorado did not score on its own power plays, either; all three Eagles goals came at even strength. Colorado plays at San Diego Gulls on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Final
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Colorado Eagles0123

ScoringScore after each, CLT-COL

  1. 2nd 15:11Jayson Megna, assisted by Vinnie Hinostroza and Maroš Jedlička (GWG)0-1
  2. 3rd 1:32Adam Beckman, assisted by Gavin Brindley and Tristen Nielsen0-2
  3. 3rd 7:34Matt DiMarsico, unassisted0-3

Shots on goal

Team1st2nd3rdT
Charlotte Checkers126927
Colorado Eagles7101229

Goaltenders

  • Trent Miner, 27 saves on 27 shots
  • Kirill Gerasimyuk, 26 saves on 29 shots
Penalties 12
  1. 1st 8:59Sean Behrens, Hooking, 2 minutes
  2. 2nd 11:13Will Bitten, Holding, 2 minutes
  3. 2nd 15:42Robert Mastrosimone, Tripping, 2 minutes
  4. 3rd 2:24Too many men - Bench minor, 2 minutes
  5. 3rd 3:36Taylor Makar, Interference, 2 minutes
  6. 3rd 8:14Matvei Shuravin, Cross-checking, 2 minutes
  7. 3rd 11:00Reilly Connors, High-sticking, 2 minutes
  8. 3rd 13:32Riese Gaber, Fighting, 5 minutes
  9. 3rd 13:32Taylor Makar, Fighting, 5 minutes
  10. 3rd 14:19Alex Gagne, High-sticking, 2 minutes
  11. 3rd 14:43Unsportsmanlike conduct - Bench minor, 2 minutes
  12. 3rd 18:25Hunter St. Martin, High-sticking, 2 minutes

Blue Federal Credit Union Arena, Loveland, CO. Attendance 5,089.

Every score that day

Play-by-play as the American Hockey League publishes it. Clock times are time elapsed in the period.