CGY/QUE series recap (so far)...

[Peace 1,518]

 

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- The Wranglers lead their series 3-1, and for the first time in over a decade a Calgary ice hockey club has come close to an ice hockey championship; in fact, it was 1989 when the NHL’s Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup, but it was 2004 that really ignited the ‘C of Red’ in their controversial Stanley Cup run lead by Jarome Iginla - a run that ended in a seven game defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Now?

The Wranglers have given Calgary another reason to cheer as they press forward in their series against the Meute, and with the NHL’s Calgary Flames amping up to compete in the NHL, the future does indeed look bright for the Alberta based teams.

The Wranglers, who lead their series three games to one, are prepared and ready to play game five in Calgary and - we assume - hoping to take the series and really make the Meute a silent Quebec City hockey club.

But, beyond the Wranglers lead, the series has been rather close.

In game one, the Meute enjoyed a 1-0 lead over the Wranglers at the end of the first frame and a 13-6 shot advantage. The Wranglers were able to strike back when Keaton Louth scored his fourth goal of the postseason to tie the game up at one, which would be the score at the end of regulation - in fact it was the score at the end of eighty minutes of hockey, both the Meute and Wranglers goaltenders playing a solid game; the shots were 38-20 in favor of the Meute at the end of sixty, and 47-31 at the end of eighty minutes of hockey.

The Wranglers won the game 2-1 in the second overtime on the powerplay at the 6:22 mark when Peter Quill deposited the puck into the net to give Calgary a 1-0 series lead.


In game two the Wranglers dominated the first twenty, leading the game 3-0 at the end of the first period. Keaton Louth (5), Mats Johnsson (3) and Oyorra Arroyo (5) each scored for the Wranglers; however, Calgary’s dominance ended as the Meute took over in the second period. The Meute outshot Calgary 16-11 and scored on the powerplay when Rauno Palo potted his first goal of the S62 postseason.

During the third period, Quebec City drew within one on the powerplay as Casey Jones recorded a goal, but it was as close as they got; Calgary took a 2-0 series lead on home ice as the series went back to Quebec City.

 

Quebec - finding themselves trailing the finals series two games to none - needed a victory to swing the momentum, and they achieved that goal by defeating the Wranglers 3-0 on home ice. In the first period both clubs played a solid game, shots were even but the Meute broke a tie game at 13:16 when Vesto Slipher scored. During the second frame, however, a recurring pattern returned: The Meute swung the momentum to their favor and outshot the Wranglers 16-7, scoring in the second period on the powerplay when Casey Jones recorded another PP marker against the Wranglers. And in the third frame, at the 16:35 mark, the Meute extended the lead to 3-0 courtesy of Veran Dragomir.

Fortunately for the Alberta-based club, the Wranglers were able to string up a 2-0 victory over the Meute, and boy did the crowd live up to the name. The Wranglers, who previously were outshot by an uncomfortable margin, limited the Meute to just two shots in the first and three shots in the third. Ironically, the Meute’s strongest frame - the second period - was Calgary’s two conversions by Keaton Louth and Jasper Canmore.

The series heads back to Calgary with the Wranglers leading 3-1.

Edited October 3, 2018 by Peace

[Beketov 8,939]

I’m still kinda find it hilarious if the playoff MVP ends up 5th in playoff points since all us Seattle guys scored like mad.

[Beaviss 4,956]

9 minutes ago, Beketov said:

I’m still kinda find it hilarious if the playoff MVP ends up 5th in playoff points since all us Seattle guys scored like mad.

 

Proves you need defense as well

[Beketov 8,939]

1 minute ago, Beaviss said:

 

Proves you need defense as well

You aren’t wrong.

 

I will never say we deserved to win against Calgary. He’ll we barely deserved the win against Riga. It’s just crazy to see the top 4 scorers all be players who aren’t in the final.