Springfield Thunderbirds' Nikita Alexandrov, Mikhail Abramov and Matt Kessel celebrate win

T-Birds Erase Two Deficits to Down Checkers, 7-4

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (34-23-2-5, 75 points) erased a pair of deficits in the middle period en route to a 7-4 victory over the Charlotte Checkers (35-23-3-3, 76 points) on Wednesday night at Bojangles' Coliseum. With the win, Springfield's magic number to clinch a Calder Cup playoff berth now sits at 9, and the T-Birds are now just one point back of Charlotte for third place in the Atlantic Division st... Full Story