Avalanche 2, Jr. Canadians 1

At Welland, Ancaster scored two answered goals to take a 2-0 lead in a quarter-final series versus the Jr. Canadians. Alexandar Dameski opened the scoring for Welland 3:41 into Sunday night’s game. Tanner Brennecke netted the equalizer at the midway point of the first period. Ancaster’s Ryan Dugas and Welland’s Charles Grimard matched one another save-for-save until Matthew Bridgwater scored on the power-play 2:02 into the third period to give the third-seeded Avalanche their second win in as many nights against No. 6 seed Welland. Shots on net were 30-23 in favour of Ancaster. The Avs finished the game 1-for-5 on the power play, while the B’s went 0-for-5 with a man advantage.

in Niagara Falls with the Canucks up 2-0. The top-seeded Caledonia Corvairs have already advanced to the semifinal round after eliminating the eighth-seeded Fort Erie Meteors in a four-game sweep. Caledonia is the only team in the 26-team junior B league to clinch a semifinal berth heading into the second week of the playoffs. The Corvairs will face the lowest seed in the second round. The series resumes 8 p.m. Wednesday at Morgan Firestone Arena in Ancaster, with Game 4 back at Welland Arena for a 7:30 p.m. faceoff Friday. Ancaster opened the series with a 4-1 victory at home Saturday night. The Avalanche won the season series four wins to two, nine points to four. Action in the other Golden Horseshoe Conference series — Niagara Falls Canucks, No. 4; Thorold Blackhawks, No. 5 — resumes 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gale Centre