Monday August 8 (Playoffs Round 1, 4 vs 5)
(2)Jokers vs Young Gunz(1) Game 1
Jokers take game 1 with 2-1 win over Young Gunz
As the Jokers struck first with a close 2-1 victory over the Young Gunz, there was goalie Sebastien Gagnon standing tally making 20 saves. Gagnon wasn’t the only of both net minders doing their part. N.Fragos kept his cage protected just as well, with the only difference being an extra goal. A.Dayan orchestrated both tallies for the win by setting up M.Gagnon and M.Singh. The Jokers went up 2-0 and nearly kept a perfect score sheet until the late stages of the game. G.DeLuca cracked the barrier on the power play to narrow the gap, but that was as close as it got. Despite dropping the game, the Young Gunz found their groove as time went on which they looked to feed from going into a must win situation.
(1)Young Gunz vs Jokers(3) Game 2
M.Gagnon 3-point game helps send Jokers to next round
After being down early, the Jokers tilted the tides as the game went on. M.Gagnon and the Jokers made fast work of the Young Gunz. Playing most of his minutes from the back end, M.Gagnon used his time and space generating most of the Jokers offence. The spark plug scored his clubs first goal to level the game. Then, M.Baccari grabbed the lead after receiving a pass from Gagnon, a goal that came with the man advantage. With still an entire period to play, the biggest tally was yet to come. The Young Gunz had a golden opportunity to take advantage of a power play, instead M.Gagnon came to haunt his opponents with a game series shorthanded marker. That goal deflated any hopes of a comeback, especially when you have the goaltending of S.Gagnon, who for a second straight game stood very tall in net. The series was overall tight but the Jokers found a way to be slightly better. With this result, the Jokers escaped the first stage of a difficult journey. Next in line will be the division leaders 1 Timer. It will be a series that the 1 Timer can’t take for granted considering the way the Jokers have been playing as of late. The other semi final match up will feature Les Carmonis taking on Team X.
(1)1 Timer vs Jokers(4) Semi finals
(2)Les Carmonis vs Team X(3) Semi finals
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Mathias Gagnon of the Jokers. Gagnon collected four out of a possible five points, including a game series shorthanded tally to help send his club through to the semi finals.
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