Game 7 showdown
Posted Apr 4, 2011 04:54:07 AM.
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After being pushed to the brink of elimination with a heartbreaking overtime loss in Game 4, the Kitchener Rangers have clawed all the way back to even.
Their best-of-7 series with Plymouth is now all square at 3 games apiece – setting up a winner take all Game 7 tonight at the Aud.
After blowing a 2-goal lead late in Game 4 – a game they eventually lost in overtime – the Rangers were able to bounce back and win Game 5 at home on Friday night 6-4.
Jason Akeson collected a hat-trick while Michael Catenacci scored twice and Mike Morrison (who got the call in net ahead of Brandon Maxwell) stopped 39 of the 43 shots he faced to secure the victory. The Rangers outshot the Whalers 47-43 in the game.
Then in Game 6 on Saturday, Ryan Murphy’s second goal of the playoffs broke a scoreless tie in the 2nd period, and Jerry D’Amigo filled the empty net to give Kitchener a 2-0 win.
Mike Morrison got his second straight start in the Ranger net and responded by stopping all 40 shots he faced.
The winning weekend now sets the stage for tonight’s win or go home Game 7 at the Aud.
It’s a game you can hear live on 570 News beginning at 7pm.
