Cowan, O’Reilly Record Four Point Outings to Push Attack to Brink
Sam O’Reilly and Easton Cowan each had two goals and two assists as the London Knights defeated the Owen Sound Attack 7-4 in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarter-final series on Apr. 1 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
Sam Dickinson scored once and added three assists for the Knights. London leads the series three games to none.
Owen Sound forward Ben Cormier got the first goal of the game and got the home crowd going as he banked a backhand off a skate and over the goal line at 3:21 of the opening period, giving the Attack their first lead of the series.
That lead lasted until Sam Dickinson went to work in the final minute of the period.
After an icing call brought a faceoff back into the Owen Sound zone, the puck came back to Dickinson at the left point, and he fired it into a crowd, scoring his third goal of the post-season at 19:17 to tie the score 1-1.
The Knights were given a penalty, putting them down a man, but Dickinson grabbed a puck short-handed and found Sam O’Reilly going to the net for his second goal of the playoffs. London led 2-1 through 20 minutes.
The Dickinson and O’Reilly goals came 25 seconds apart.
Second Period
The doors opened wide on the second period, and the game flew wide open as the teams combined for five goals, locking the game in a 4-4 tie.
Landon Hookey tied the game at two with a goal on a two-man advantage just 1:23 into the middle frame.
Jared Woolley came out of the penalty box just over two minutes later and got a puck to O’Reilly behind the Attack net. He found Denver Barkey in the slot for his third goal and eighth point of the post-season, putting London ahead 3-2.
Easton Cowan made it 4-2 at the 8:07 mark, scoring short-handed on a pretty feed from Jesse Nurmi.
Owen Sound got one back on a goal by Tristan Delisle, set up by Hookey, and then tied the game on a wrist shot from the blue line by Declan Waddick.
Third Period
The Knights pushed ahead in the third period, outshooting the Attack 15-4 and scoring three times.
O’Reilly’s second goal of the game proved to be the eventual game-winner. Cowan and Barkey combined to feed him at the side of the Owen Sound net, and despite breaking his stick on the shot, the puck crossed the line, giving London a 5-4 lead.
Cowan found Jared Woolley for some London insurance with 4:08 remaining in the game as Woolley scored for the second time in two games.
O’Reilly fed Cowan to seal the game into an empty net with 1:23 to play.
The Knights outshot the Attack 39-22.
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London: 0-for-1 on the man advantage
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Owen Sound: 1-for-6 on the power play
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Up Next
Game 4 between the Knights and the Attack will take place on Thursday, Apr. 3 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre at 7 p.m.
If a Game 5 is necessary, it will be played on Friday, Apr. 4 at 7 p.m. at Canada Life Place.
Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on 980 CFPL, at 980cfpl.ca, and on the iHeart Radio and Radioplayer Canada apps.
