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Rangers defeat Plymouth

April 6, 2012 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Plymouth Whalers

PLYMOUTH - Kitchener goaltender John Gibson stopped all 40 shots he faced and Tobias Rieder and Ben Thomson scored goals as the Kitchener Rangers defeated the Plymouth Whalers, 2-0, in an Ontario Hockey League playoff game played before 3,026 Friday night at Compuware Arena.

Kitchener leads to best-four-of-seven OHL Western Conference Semifinal series, 1-game-to-0.

After a scoreless first period, Rieder scored the only goal of the second period at 19:32 with a shot from the left hashmark over the shoulder of Plymouth goaltender Scott Wedgewood.

Thomson scored the only goal of the third period, re-directing Michael Catenacci's pass while on his stomach and sliding towards the Plymouth goal.

Plymouth outshot Kitchener, 40-30.

Here's the rest of the series: Game 2 - Sunday, April 8 - Plymouth at Kitchener, 7:05 pm, Memorial Auditorium.

Game 3 - Tuesday, April 10 - Kitchener at Plymouth, 7:05 pm, Compuware Arena.

Game 4 - Wednesday, April 11 - Plymouth at Kitchener, 7:05 pm, Memorial Auditorium.

(*) Game 5 - Saturday, April 14 - Kitchener at Plymouth, 7:05 pm, Compuware Arena.

(*) Game 6 - Sunday, April 15 - Plymouth at Kitchener, 7:05 pm, Memorial Auditorium.

(*) Game 7 - Tuesday, April 17 - Kitchener at Plymouth, 7:05 pm, Compuware Arena.

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