The Phantoms played their 300th game since their arrival to the Lehigh Valley four seasons ago but the host Charlotte Checkers spoiled the milestone with a 6-1 rout on Wednesday night.
Colin McDonald registered the lone goal for the Phantoms, his seventh of the season.
The Phantoms outshot the Checkers 31-24 but Charlotte rookie goalie Callum Booth turned aside 30 Lehigh Valley shots in recording his first-ever AHL win.
Nicolas Roy led the Checkers with a four-point performance.
Charlotte Checkers 6, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 1
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 – Bojangles’ Coliseum
Lehigh Valley 0 1 0 – 1
Charlotte 3 2 1 – 6
1st Period-1, Charlotte, Roy 10 (Tolchinsky, Finn), 9:24. 2, Charlotte, Kruger 3 (Carrick, Brown), 14:06. 3, Charlotte, Tolchinsky 7 (Roy, Gauthier), 16:52. Penalties-Ferrantino Cha (slashing), 2:16; Kruger Cha (interference), 19:03; Aube-Kubel Lv (slashing), 19:14.
2nd Period-4, Charlotte, Poturalski 21 (Roy, Carrick), 0:50 (PP). 5, Charlotte, Robertson 2 (Samuelsson, Roy), 6:32. 6, Lehigh Valley, McDonald 7 (Martel), 16:06 (PP). Penalties-Varone Lv (tripping), 0:32; Robertson Cha (tripping), 15:38; Foegele Cha (delay of game), 17:20; Lamarche Lv (tripping), 19:30.
3rd Period-7, Charlotte, Poturalski 22 (Carrick, McKegg), 0:22 (PP). Penalties-Stortini Cha (high-sticking), 2:11; Krushelnyski Lv (boarding), 7:38; Bardreau Lv (cross-checking), 17:01; Vorobyev Lv (roughing), 17:01; Samuelsson Cha (roughing), 17:01.
Shots on Goal-Lehigh Valley 8-10-13-31. Charlotte 8-7-9-24.
Power Play Opportunities-Lehigh Valley 1 / 5; Charlotte 2 / 5.
Goalies-Lehigh Valley, Muse 10-2-1 (24 shots-18 saves). Charlotte, Booth 1-1-0 (31 shots-30 saves).
A-6,543
Referees-Chris Brown (86), Furman South (44).
Linesmen-Bevan Mills (53), Max Nicastro (28).
