Komets Recap

Komets blast Fury 7-3 for 2-1 series lead

FORT WAYNE KOMETS GAME RECAP

Fort Wayne, IN 4/20/08 --- The Komets turned back the visiting Muskegon Fury Sunday night in Fort Wayne 7-3 to take a 2-games-to-1 first-round IHL series lead.

Fort Wayne came out blasting with 23 shots in the first period to the Fury's five and a 2-1 lead on goals by Luciano Aquino and P.C. Drouin. The Komets directed another 18 shots to Muskegon's three in the second frame and scored three times to set up a 5-1 lead going into the third period. Fort Wayne got second period tallies from Guy Dupuis, Konstantin Shafranov and Justin Hodgman.

The Komets added goals by Mathieu Curadeau and David Hukalo in the third stanza while Muskegon countered with a pair by Dan Riedel and Philippe Plante. The Komets added 13 shots in the third period for a total of 54shots in the match to the Fury's 22.

Komet goaltender Kevin Reiter earned his second playoff victory of the series making 19 saves. The Fury's Isaac Reichmuth suffered the loss making 36 saves on 41 shots in two periods of play. Clayton Pool entered the Muskegon net at the start of the third period and made 11 saves on 13 shots in relief.

17 power plays were dished out in the game by referee Brett Klosowski. Fort Wayne registered three goals with the man advantage in eight attempts while Muskegon posted two power play goals in nine chances.

The first-round series switches to Muskegon's L.C. Walker Arena Wednesday night with a 7:30pm faceoff. Game 5 of the series will be back in Fort Wayne Friday at 8pm.

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Komets blast Fury 7-3 for 2-1 series lead FORT WAYNE KOMETS GAME RECAP Fort Wayne, IN 4/20/08 --- The Komets turned back the visiting Muskegon Fury Sunday night in Fort Wayne 7-3 to take a 2-games-to-1 first-round IHL series lead. Fort Wayne came out blasting with 23 shots in the first period to the Fury's five and a 2-1 lead on goals by Luciano Aquino and P.C. Drouin. The Komets directed another 18 shots to Muskegon's three in the second frame and scored three times to set up a 5-1 lead going into the third period. Fort Wayne got second period tallies from Guy Dupuis, Konstantin Shafranov and Justin Hodgman. The Komets added goals by Mathieu Curadeau and David Hukalo in the third stanza while Muskegon countered with a pair by Dan Riedel and Philippe Plante. The Komets added 13 shots in the third period for a total of 54shots in the match to the Fury's 22. Komet goaltender Kevin Reiter earned his second playoff victory of the series making 19 saves. The Fury's Isaac Reichmuth suffered the loss making 36 saves on 41 shots in two periods of play. Clayton Pool entered the Muskegon net at the start of the third period and made 11 saves on 13 shots in relief. 17 power plays were dished out in the game by referee Brett Klosowski. Fort Wayne registered three goals with the man advantage in eight attempts while Muskegon posted two power play goals in nine chances. The first-round series switches to Muskegon's L.C. Walker Arena Wednesday night with a 7:30pm faceoff. Game 5 of the series will be back in Fort Wayne Friday at 8pm.
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