All Along The Coast
April 8, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release
2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Northeast Division Semifinals (Best-of-Five Series)
Greensboro Leads Series 2-1
Winner faces Atlantic City in Northeast Division Finals
No. 2 Greensboro Generals (42-21-9) at No. 3 Roanoke Express (42-24-6) 7:05 ET / 6:05 CT
* Generals' Mike Bayrack has five points (1g-4a) in three playoff games against Roanoke.
* Roanoke's Josh Barker had two assists in a 3-1 win against Greensboro on Friday.
* Greensboro's Daniel Berthiaume is 2-1-0 with a 2.35 goals against average in three playoff games.
* Express' Evan Lindsay stopped 50-of-51 shots to earn the win in Game 2 on Friday.
* Jay Murphy and Mike Bayrack each scored three points (1g-2a) in Generals' 7-2 win in Game 1.
* Roanoke has never missed the playoffs in its 10 seasons in the ECHL.
* Greensboro's first-ever appearance in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
* Roanoke's Jason Jaffray was named CCM/ECHL Rookie of the Year after leading ECHL rookies in scoring with 85 points (34g-51a).
* Greensboro had the ECHL's second-best regular season penalty kill with 85.2 percent (357-for-419).
* Roanoke finished second in the ECHL in regular season scoring, averaging 3.68 goals per game.
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