Last year’s home opener and 7-0 spanking of the OKC Barons was pretty cool. Tonight’s home opener was way more exciting.
Firstly, they were behind most of the night. The Charlotte Checkers (more like Crosscheckers with their constant hits from behind) kept scoring first or pulling ahead, never mind the Stars outshooting the visitors by 20 percent.
Then with a few minutes to go, (relatively) newbie Cody Eakin nailed a shorthanded goal to tie it all up at three each. Phew! Everybody also got a Raising Cane’s coupon for a free wings meal! Yes. I dig that joint.
The clock ran down forcing five minutes of four-on-four action. Inconclusive.
Either way, I was cool with the outcome because the Stars get at least one point and both teams would be undefeated in regulation. They kept everybody on the edge of their seat by winning in nine rounds.
On to next Saturday against the Aeros! C’mon six points.