Brophey's OT Goal Gives Plymouth 1-0 Series Lead Over Guelph

Published on March 24, 2007 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Plymouth Whalers News Release


PLYMOUTH - Evan Brophey's goal at 2:14 of overtime snapped a 2-2 tie and the Plymouth Whalers came from behind to defeat the Guelph Storm, 3-2, in the first game of a best-four-of-seven Ontario Hockey League Quarterfinal Series played Saturday night before 2,832 at the Compuware Sports Arena.

Brophey took Chris Terry's pass from center ice and skated over the Guelph blue line. He took a shot from the top of the left circle that Guelph goaltender Thomas McCollum got a glove on, but the puck trickled over the line.

Daniel Ryder and Sean O'Connor scored the other Plymouth goals. Jamie Arniel and Matt Kennedy scored for Guelph.

Guelph outshot Plymouth, 34-26, with Whalers goaltender Michal Neuvirth recording his first OHL playoff victory in stopping 32-of- 34 shots.

Plymouth (49-14-2-3, 103 points) finished 25 points ahead of Guelph (33-23-3-9, 78 points) in the regular season standings, but the Storm built a 2-1 lead in the first period on goals by Arniel (0:50) and Kennedy (17:05) sandwiched around O'Conner's marker at 10:08.

After a scoreless second period, the Whalers tied the game at 13:21 of the third period when Ryder batted home a rebound out in front of the Guelph goal after McCollum made stops on Dan Collins and James Neal.

That set the stage for Brophey's game winning goal.

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