A 3-0 loss to the Admirals dropped Charlotte to 0-8-2 over the course of its 10-game skid that is the longest active streak in the AHL and the second longest posted by any team in the league this season. Milwaukee goaltender Juuse Saros made 26 saves as the Checkers were shut out for the fourth time.
Charlotte, which has scored 18 total goals in its last 10 games and just 11 and even strength, put pressure on the Admirals at times but were unable to break through Saros, a rookie netminder who earned his second shutout of the campaign. The visitors also hit a few goal posts over the course of the evening, most notably one by Brock McGinn in the first period and another by T.J. Hensick with time winding down in the third.
The Admirals would add another via Matt White’s shot from a sharp angle along the goal line midway through the middle period before sealing the deal with Kevin Fiala’s empty-net tally with the Checkers pushing to break through in the final minutes.
The result marked the second consecutive shutout for Milwaukee, a team that leapfrogged the Checkers in the Central Division standings over the course of Charlotte’s winless streak. The Admirals, who improved to 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, blanked the Iowa Wild by a 2-0 score on Sunday.
The Checkers’ six-game road swing continues this weekend as they play three divisional games in three nights starting Friday. The first two will be against the Griffins in Grand Rapids, while the third will see them take on the Chicago Wolves on Sunday.