Abbotsford secured a thrilling 4–3 double-overtime victory over Charlotte in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals, held on June 13, 2025, in Charlotte at Bojangles Coliseum .
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🏒 Game Highlights
Winning Goal: Danila Klimovich scored at 10:25 of the second overtime to clinch the win for Abbotsford .
Key Performers:
Arturs Silovs (Abbotsford goaltender) was stellar with 51 saves .
Max Sasson contributed with a power-play goal and an assist .
Sammy Blais added two assists .
Charlotte’s Goaltending: Kaapo Kähkönen made 26 saves .
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📝 Goal-By-Goal Timeline
1. Max Sasson gave Abbotsford the lead with a power-play goal in the 1st period (4:34) .
2. MacKenzie Entwistle tied it for Charlotte (7:59, 1st period) .
3. Oliver Okuliar scored just before intermission to put Charlotte up 2–1 .
4. Justin Sourdif extended Charlotte’s lead to 3–1 in the 2nd period .
5. Nate Smith responded immediately (7:30, 2nd) to make it 3–2 .
6. Ty Mueller tied the game at 3–3 later in the 2nd period .
7. Danila Klimovich’s double-overtime strike decided the game .
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🏁 What’s Next
Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday, June 15 in Charlotte at 4 p.m. ET .
The series continues in a best‑of‑7 format.
