Thursday April 5(Semi finals)

(6)Scorpion's vs Carnage (3) E2 Game 1

Three third period goals sink Carnage

The Scorpions explosive third period lifted them to a 6-3 win to grab a strangle hold on the series. Despite taking multiple trips to the penalty box, the Scorpions limited their damage by giving up two goals on the power play. A.Clark snapped a 3-3 third period tie to kick-start a three goal surge. Out of their six markers, the captain led the way with B.Douek bagging a pair. Carnage know that they can maintain pace with their opponent after keeping it close for the entire game. Players such as P.Stroubakis, who participated in all three goals along with J.Mason will always be a threat up front no matter who they play.

(4)Raging Rhinos vs Legends (6) shootout, E1 Game 1

Legends rally in third period to top Rhinos

There wasn't much of a difference the way both teams played. Since the checking was so tight, neither side had enough in close chances. Instead, they waited for a moment where they unleashed shots-from almost anywhere in hopes of it going in. The goaltenders were often screened giving them no chance to see the ball. The Raging Rhinos appeared to have control up 4-2 in the third period. But after conceding an early goal, D.Guarnieri used a deceiving wrist shot minutes later to even the score. That tally left only five minutes in the contest which eventually got decided in a shootout. It was there that S.Morante shined in net along with L.Dulcetta and S.Koulieris, who both scored to decide the outcome.

(2)Werewolves vs JLR Brossard(6) E2 Game 1

Werewolves pay price for coming out flat

There were a lot of ineffective to pretty bad sequences on the behalf of the Werewolves. With the stakes so high, they struggled to get the ball for long stretches which saw them chasing a hungrier side. The JLR Brossard are very mobile in the back and used it to their advantage creating plenty of chances up front. M.Croteau and Y.Gazura carried the load with two goals each while P.Assadi was more than content with his play between the pipes allowing only two goals on 25 shots. Another area the Werewolves struggled in was on their penalty kill. On only two occasions shorthanded, the JLR Brossard made them play twice with power play goals by P.Paikopoulos and M.Croteau.

(6)Bramabulls vs SBS Trashers(5) shootout,E1 Game 1

G.Pisanelli's late tally sets up the stage for J.Palmitano

Fourteen seconds was all that was left to kill for the SBS Trashers. Instead, G.Pisanelli banked the equaliser and the Bramabulls rose-from the dead to take it in a shootout. It wasn't up until the fifth round that J.Palmitano and the Bramabulls would swipe the rug from under the Trashers feet. As swift and focused R.Pampena was for the five breakaways, the net minder couldn't stop Palmitano on two occasions. The dynamic forward used identical wrist shots in the exact same spot to get the better of Pampena. Even though it's only game one, the SBS Trashers will need to deal with the sorrow of letting this one slip away, especially against a heavy favourite.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Joey Palmitano of the Bramabulls. The forward pulled off an incredible feat bagging two key goals in the shootout.