Caps one win away from advancing
Summerside plays Game 6 in Amherst in division final on April 12
It wasn’t without nervous moments, but the Summerside D. Alex Macdonald Ford Western Capitals are in position to win a Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) playoff series.
The Capitals built a 4-0 lead in a 4-3 victory over the Amherst Ramblers on April 10. The Caps lead the bestof-seven Eastlink South Division final 3-2. Game 6 is in Amherst, N.S. on April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
“We have been outshooting them all series and they are a very opportunistic team,” said Summerside rookie forward Jonah Macdonald. “They take care of their chances.
“I found in the third (period), we let them stick around and they potted a couple to make it close, but, in the end, we took care of business.”
The home team has won the first five games with the Caps outscoring Amherst 20-7 in the three games played in Summerside. The Ramblers have outscored the Caps 9-3 in Amherst.
“It’s definitely been a homer series,” said Caps head coach Billy Mcguigan. “At the end of the day, we’ve played five games in this series now and we feel the numbers are on our side. We have to figure out a way to win over there.”
BUILD LEADS
In Summerside, the Caps led 1-0 and 4-1 after 40 minutes.
Anthony Gaudet’s shorthanded goal at 7:47 of the third period, with two seconds remaining in a Caps’ power play, brought Amherst to within 4-2.
Jaden Reyers scored with 6:25 left in regulation time to set the stage for a nervous finish for the pro-caps’ crowd of 1,748 fans.
“It’s one of those games we get up 4-0, were battling and faced a little bit of adversity,” said Mcguigan. “I can’t remember if they were on the power play, but behind the play (Caps forward Trent) Crane got tackled by (Amherst defenceman Joachim) Matulu and the play continued on, and they ended up