Whalers 3, Wolves 2
The Plymouth Whalers needed to win tonight in Sudbury in order to tie up the series in the OHL Finals. The Wolves had won last night in overtime to gain their shortlived series lead. The Whalers will now head back home with the series tied. They play on Friday evening at 7:05pm where I will be (instead of watching the Wings’ game, which will kill me I know).
Both teams had 23 minutes of penalties and went 0/6 on the power play. Sudbury’s goaltender, Sebastian Dahm, made 34 saves on 37 shots while the Whalers’ goalie, Michal Neuvirth, stopped all but one of the 31 shots he faced.
Each team scored in the first period with the Whalers getting on the board first on a goal by Dan Collins. Exactly three minutes later, Sudbury’s Nick Foligno scored to even the score. 8:09 into the second period, Jared Boll (who recently signed an entry level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets) scored. The last goal of the game came 5:42 into the final period by Chris Terry.
My favorite Whaler, Tom Sestito, notched two assists and only had 2 PIM. Quite impressive for him since he usually spends as much time in the box as he does on the ice (or so it seems). Terry and Collins both had a goal and an assist tonight. Defenseman Brett Bellemore earned an assist on Boll’s goal in the second.
It sounds like it was a solid effort by the Whalers and hopefully they will take the series lead on Friday evening. Game #6 will be in Sudbury on Sunday, May 13, at 3pm. Game #7, if needed, will be in Plymouth on Tuesday, May 15th, at 7:05pm.
Go Whalers!
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