Press Release
The London Knights recorded six goals while limiting the Blades’ scoring
chance to a minimum with some tight defensive play on their way to a
6-1 victory over the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup hosts.
The
Knights got the game’s opening goal on a penalty shot at 3:24. Bo
Horvat, who had previously been taken down on a breakaway attempt,
slowly came down the middle and slid the puck between Andrey Makarov’s
pads to put the Knights up 1-0.
Early in the second period,
Paxton Leroux received a four-minute boarding penalty, giving the Blades
a golden opportunity to tie up the score at one. Unfortunately, they
were unable to generate any kind of quality scoring chance.
The
Knights took a 2-0 lead on a fantastic individual effort from Seth
Griffith. The Knights forward picked up the puck in the neutral zone,
accelerated into the offensive zone before going through four Blades
defenders and burying his third goal of the tournament.
Less
than one minute later, London broke the host team’s backs as Chris
Tierney, parked in the slot, one-timed a beautiful Max Domi pass into
the net.
The Knights retreated to their dressing room with a three-goal lead after forty minutes of play.
The
Blades found no solace in the third period with London registering
three goals in the first four minutes of play courtesy of Ryan Rupert,
Kyle Platzer and Nikita Zadorov.
Saskatoon did manage to break up the shutout thanks to a Nathan Burns goal at 11:40.
Jake Patterson made 32 saves in the victory. Bo Horvat was named the game’s first star.
The
semi-final game of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup will see the London
Knights battle the Portland Winterhawks on Friday. The game can be seen
live on Sportsnet and TVA Sports starting at 8 pm ET / 9 pm AT.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Friday, May 24, 2013
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