4. Checkers Sweep Bears
Although it wasn’t a close series at all. None of these games were that close, except maybe Game 3 where it was a 3-1 Checkers win, but Game 1 was 4-1 Checkers, Game 2 was 7-3 Checkers, and the Checkers finished it with a 5-2 win in Game 4.
Like Hurricane, like Checker. The Carolina Hurricanes eliminate the Washington Capitals, the affiliates of both teams battle it out in the American Hockey League too, with the Checkers sweeping them.
Aleksi Saarela led the way for the Checkers Game 4, as he recorded the first ever hat trick in the postseason in Checkers franchise history. With Game 4 won, the Checkers were moving on, thanks to Saarela.
Without needing it to be close to be one of the best moments in the Checkers playoff adventure, the Checkers sweeping the Hershey Bears showed not just Checkers fans, but everyone who watches the AHL, that the Checkers will have a good amount of rest and momentum going into the Eastern Conference Finals.