The San Diego Gulls are returning to their home arena after their longest road trip of the year, not in time but in distance. Two games against the Charlotte Checkers took the Gulls three time zones away from their nest in southern California. They took both by one goal each, handing Charlotte a loser point in OT on Friday. For San Diego, even though it was non-divisional game, it was a bad point to give up. Charlotte is currently in position to claim the Gulls' spot in the Pacific division playoff race if the postseason began today.
The Gulls really front loaded their travel and have already played every game against the Stars in Cedar Park for the season.