Roque double leads Victoire over Charge, 3-2, in OT, in Game 1 of Walter Cup Final
LAVAL, QC– Nicole Gosling scored with less than three seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, and Abby Roque netted her second goal of the game 2:29 into the extra frame as the Montréal Victoire defeated the Ottawa Charge 3-2 to take a 1-0 series lead in the PWHL Walter Cup Finals on Thursday night at Place Bell. Rebecca Leslie scored twice for the Charge while Victoire alternate captain Laura Stacey assisted on both of Roque’s goals. The Charge outshot the Victoire 10-5 in the first period but were unable to solve Ann-Renée Desbiens as the game stayed scoreless heading … Continue reading
ECHL Today – May 15
South Division Finals #1 Florida Everblades at #2 South Carolina Stingrays 7:05 p.m. ET Florida leads series 3-0 Series Matchup Sheet • Florida’s Anthony Romano has scored the game-winning goal in each game of series. • South Carolina’s Charlie Combs is tied for third with six goals. • Everblades lead the playoffs on the penalty kill at 94.7 percent (18-for-19). • Stingrays are 3-0 when leading after two periods. • Game 5, if necessary, is Sunday at 7:05 p.m. ET at South Carolina. Central Division Finals #1 Fort Wayne Komets at #2 Toledo Walleye 7:15 p.m. ET Fort Wayne leads series 3-0 Series Matchup Sheet • Fort Wayne’s … Continue reading
Thunderstruck!
Akil Thomas scored 13:44 into overtime as Springfield evened the Atlantic Division finals at one game apiece with a 4-3 win at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday night. Down 3-0 through 40 minutes after having been shut out in Game 1, the Thunderbirds stunned the Penguins with three third-period goals, the last two by Dillon Dube coming in the final 3:24 of regulation with goaltender Georgii Romanov pulled for an extra skater. Then in overtime, Aleksanteri Kaskimäki raced down the left wing and found Thomas cutting down the middle. Thomas was tripped up by Harrison Brunicke from behind and the puck went … Continue reading
Wolves eke past Griffins in Game 1
Josiah Slavin scored 6:48 into the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and send the Chicago Wolves to a 2-1 victory over Grand Rapids in Game 1 of their Central Division finals series on Thursday night at Van Andel Arena. The Griffins host Game 2 on Saturday. Joel Nyström feathered a perfect back-door pass that Slavin banged in from the bottom of the right-wing circle for his second goal of the playoffs. Both of Slavin’s postseason tallies have been game-winning scores. Justin Robidas also scored for the Wolves, and Cayden Primeau (4-2) turned away 23 shots. Eduards Tralmaks had … Continue reading
Marlies storm back to take Game 1 from Monsters
Toronto scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 road victory over Cleveland in Game 1 of the teams’ North Division finals series at Rocket Arena on Thursday evening. The Monsters host Game 2 on Saturday looking to square the best-of-five series before heading to Toronto for Games 3 and 4. With the Marlies trailing 2-0 late in the second period, Easton Cowan started the comeback with a power-play goal at the 17:52 mark. Marshall Rifai then tied the game with 6.3 seconds left before intermission, and Alex Nylander gave Toronto its first lead 2:15 into the third period. … Continue reading
Komets beat Toledo to take 3-0 series lead
The Komets returned home on Thursday with a 2-0 series lead against Toledo in the best-of-season Central Division Final series. In the first period, the Komets skated short-handed for six minutes, resulting in a Toledo goal at 8:58. The Komets countered with an Alex Aleardi strike at 16:05 to tie the game 1-1. At 15:04 of the second period, Toledo reclaimed the lead, but it was erased as Austin Magera tipped the puck past goaltender Matt Jurusik with only 15 seconds remaining in the period. Blake Murray gave the Komets the lead in the third period with his first goal … Continue reading
