Lafferty scores hat trick as Checkers beat Providence

Sam Lafferty scored three goals as the Charlotte Checkers beat the Providence Bruins 4–2 on Tuesday at Bojangles Coliseum.

Lafferty tied it 75 seconds after Providence opened the scoring, then put Charlotte ahead on a second-period power play. The Bruins pulled within a goal late in the third before Lafferty finished the hat trick into an empty net.

It was Charlotte’s second hat trick of the season. Lafferty has four goals and four assists in nine games with the Checkers.