Knights prevail in Game #1 of MasterCard Memorial Cup
Published on May 17, 2013 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
SASKATOON - The London Knights offence produced three goals while goaltender Anthony Stolarz was solid in net to help the Knights defeat the Saskatoon Blades 3-2 in game one of the MasterCard Memorial Cup in front of a great crowd at the Credit Union Centre.
The Blades energized the hometown crowd by scoring the first goal of the tournament at 7:59. Michael Ferland served a beautiful pass to Josh Nicholls, who made no mistake by one-timing the puck past Anthony Stolarz.
The OHL champions took very little time before tying the game up at one as Brett Welychka registered London's first marker at 12:55. With less than two minutes left in the period, Seth Griffith put the Knights up 2-1.
The goaltenders were the stories in the second period, pushing away a combined 20 of the 21 shots they faced. Only Josh Nicholls was able to beat Stolarz at 15:21 with his second marker of the contest.
Nikita Zadorov, a first round hopeful for the next NHL Entry Draft, scored the game-winner on the power-play.
Game two of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup will see the Portland Winterhawks battle the Halifax Mooseheads. The game can be seen live on Sportsnet and TVA Sports starting at 7 pm ET / 8 pm AT.
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