March. 28/24 – GUE (3) – SOO (4) – Game 1
The Greyhounds take an early lead in the series as the Storm fall 4-3.
Michael Buchinger earns the game’s second star boasting a goal and an assist. Jake Karabela has the OHL Play of the Night going through the legs to open up the scoring. Damian Slavik with 18 saves.
Game Summary…
Guelph Storm 3 at Soo Greyhounds 4 – Status: Final
Thursday, March 28, 2024 – GFL Memorial Gardens
Guelph 1 2 0 – 3
Sault Ste. Marie 0 4 0 – 4
1st Period-1, Guelph, Karabela 1 (Namestnikov, Buchinger), 14:09 (PP). Penalties-Budnick Gue (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 11:03; D’Intino Soo (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 11:03; Evans Soo (high sticking, high sticking), 11:03; Buchinger Gue (tripping), 19:16.
2nd Period-2, Sault Ste. Marie, Karki 1 (D’Intino, DeZoete), 7:31. 3, Guelph, Buchinger 1 (Bowman, Luchanko), 8:31 (PP). 4, Sault Ste. Marie, McConnell-Barker 1 (Hayes, Kudryavtsev), 9:46. 5, Sault Ste. Marie, Allard 1 (Mignosa, Carlisle), 10:11. 6, Guelph, Crane 1 12:14. 7, Sault Ste. Marie, Hayes 1 (McConnell-Barker, Kudryavtsev), 14:49 (PP). Penalties-Karki Soo (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 7:31; Karabela Gue (slashing), 14:08.
3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-McGuire Gue (holding), 12:27; Buchinger Gue (delay of game), 16:47.
Shots on Goal-Guelph 7-5-5-17. Sault Ste. Marie 6-10-6-22.
Power Play Opportunities-Guelph 2 / 3; Sault Ste. Marie 1 / 4.
Goalies-Guelph, Slavik (22 shots-18 saves). Sault Ste. Marie, Schenkel (17 shots-14 saves).
Timeouts —
A-3,857
Referees-Nicholas Bet (27), Mike Cairns (34).
Linesmen-Troy Miller (74), Marcus Policicchio (54).
Up Next…
The Storm are back in action on Saturday, March 30th for game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Visit any of our Storm Watch Network locations to watch the game live! Click here to view the full list of participating restaurants and bars.
First Round Series vs. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Game 1 – Thursday, March 28 @ S.S. Marie 7:07
Game 2- Saturday, March 30 @ S.S. Marie 7:07
Game 3 – Monday, April 1 Guelph 6:30
Game 4 – Wednesday, April 3 Guelph 6:30
Game 5 – Friday, April 30 @ S.S. Marie 7:07 *
Game 6 – Sunday, April 7 Guelph 6:30 *
Game 7 – Tuesday, April 9 @ S.S. Marie 7:07 *
*-if necessary
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