Back in Business!

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Oslo have stormed back into contention after tonight's 2–1 victory over the Saskatoon Wild in game 3 of the Founder's Cup Finals. Don't let the narrow scoreline fool you; this game would have—and should have—been a blow-out were it not for Ariel Weinstein's heroics. The Storm held the hitherto free-scoring Wild to just seven shots on net, with just one of those beating Clegane.

 

The visiting Wild did not manage a single shot on net in the first period, but it wasn't until the second minute of the second period that Oslo's dominance came to fruition, as winger Evgeny Nezhmetdinov set up fellow rookie Wesley Babiy for the game's opening goal. The Wild struck back midway through the period through R Truth, but Nezhmetdinov continued his excellent post-season form with his third goal of the playoffs to put the hosts back in front before the period buzzer.

 

The third period yielded no goals, and so the Storm have narrowed the deficit to one game heading into game 4. The were 0 for 9 on the powerplay, but if they can restrict their opponents to so few shots in future encounters then they may just be able to spring an upset. Another victory on home ice will set us up for a thrilling conclusion to this season's VHLM campaign.

 

P.S. Go Storm Go!