Thursday Highlights: Knights strike first
The London Knights used a three goal second period to rebound from a slow start, defeating the Niagara IceDogs 4-1 in Game 1 of the Rogers OHL Championship Series on home ice.
Pavel Jenys put Niagara up 1-0 2:42 into the second but the Knights would respond with four unanswered as Owen MacDonald, Chandler Yakimowicz and Christian Dvorak scored before the end of the frame and Mitch Marner added his 16th of the playoffs in the third to seal the deal.
Niagara outshot London 28-23, but Knights goaltender Tyler Parsons put forth a first star performance, turning aside 27 shots with several big third period saves.
The dynamic London trio of Mitch Marner, Christian Dvorak and Matthew Tkachuk all had points, each extending their playoff point streaks to 13 games.
The @GoLondonKnights take Gm 1 of the #OHLPlayoffs Championship Series 4-1.#LDNvsNIAG STATS: https://t.co/A86qNh3rMc pic.twitter.com/8EY8Ku10GV
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) May 6, 2016
Niagara saw standout blueliner Vince Dunn and rookie forward Kyle Langdon overcome injury to return to the lineup in Game 1. The loss marks the end of Niagara’s 10-game winning streak, dropping their first decision since March 28th.
London’s 10th straight win came in front of a capacity crowd of 9,046 at Budweiser Gardens.
Game 2 of the Rogers OHL Championship Series is set for Saturday night in London.
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