Wolves fall 4-1 in Game 3 of Calder Cup Finals and trail series 2-1

Despite outshooting the Charlotte Checkers 39-26, the Wolves were held scoreless until late in the third period Wednesday night in a 4-1 loss in Game 3 of the AHL Calder Cup Finals at Allstate Arena.

The Checkers lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 with the teams returning to Rosemont for Game 4 at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Checkers got goals from Julien Gauthier, Jake Bean and Patrick Brown to take a 3-0 lead into the final period. Bean scored on a power play 2 minutes, 16 seconds into the second period, while Brown scored short-handed 9½ minutes later.

The Wolves finally got on the board with 5:11 remaining when Brooks Macek scored. The Checkers added an empty-netter with 3:05 left.

Checkers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 38 saves, while the Wolves’ Oscar Dansk had 22.

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