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Florida Panthers prospect Grigori Denisenko tied the game in the third and then scored 1:52 into overtime to give the Charlotte Checkers a 2-1 win over the host Hartford Wolf Pack.

Fellow Cat Logan Hutsko pushed the puck up to Denisenko, who led a 3-on-1 break into the Hartford zone. The 21-year-old held on to the puck and decided to shoot and beat Francois Brassard for his ninth goal of the season.

Denisenko’s game-tying goal came with 9:32 left in regulation and was assisted by Max Zimmer.

Joey Daccord of the Seattle Kraken made 29 saves to get the win. The Checkers are now 16-12-2 and in the fifth place in the AHL’s Atlantic Division.

  • U.S. Olympic Men’s Team Revealed on The Point at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2
  • NHL All-Star Teams Revealed on SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN/

On Thursday, January 13, a special episode of The Point will exclusively unveil the 25-player roster for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Host Arda Öcal will be joined by Emily Kaplan and  John Tortorella, who was an assistant coach for the silver medal-winning 2010 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team.

SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN will exclusively reveal the 2022 NHL All-Star Game rosters. The segment will be hosted by Steve Levy, who will be joined by analysts and Hall-of-Fame hockey players Mark Messier and Chris Chelios, offering commentary, analysis and takeaways. Details on voting for the 2022 NHL All-Star Last Men In, which will give fans the ability to vote for the final player on each All-Star roster at NHL.com/lastmenin, also will be provided.