Abbotsford Canucks move within a win of Calder Cup title
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This article was published 20/06/2025 (454 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ABBOTSFORD – Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored two goals as the Abbotsford Canucks held off the Charlotte Checkers 3-2 to move within one win from a Calder Cup title on Thursday.
Arshdeep Bains also scored for Abbotsford, which went up 3-1 in the best-of-seven American Hockey League championship series. The Canucks are in search of their first-ever AHL title win.
Arturs Silovs made 32 saves in the victory.
Kyle Criscuolo and Jack Devine replied for Charlotte, which has been outscored 9-3 since Games 1 and 2 of the series went to overtime with the two sides splitting those contests.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 20 shots in the loss.
Lekkerimaki’s second goal of the game 3:47 into the third period made it a 3-0 game. Criscuolo put the Checkers on the board on the power play 8:34 before Devine made it a one-goal game with 26 seconds left in the contest.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025.