John Leonard’s unassisted, short-handed goal was the difference for Charlotte. Game 2 of the Checkers’ series against the Hershey Bears is Saturday at Bojangles Coliseum.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ season has come to an end — and with it their hopes of winning the Calder Cup championship — with a 4-2 loss Sunday to the Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Game 5 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals.