Series lead switches to Grimsby

The Peach Kings finally figured out how to win at home, and took the first lopsided game of the Niagara District Junior C east division final, winning 7-2 in Grimsby, Friday night.

"It's amazing how fast this game can change," Blues general manager Steve Aglor observed.

The series until now has been marked by tough, evenly-matched games.

Now with Grimsby up three games to two and the best of seven series returning to Dundas Sunday night, the Blues will also have to win in their own arena in order to force Grimsby to a seventh and deciding game.

Aglor said Grimsby played solidly for the entire 60-minutes, while Dundas managed one good period - the third - when the game was already out of reach.

After taking a 2-0 lead in the opening period, Grimsby took control quickly in the middle frame, scoring four straight goals to go up 6-0 on Dundas. The sixth goal came on a penalty shot.

Dundas finally found the net 13 minutes into the period when Kevin Dowling scored a shorthanded goal, assisted by D.J. McConnell and Andrew Clark.

But Grimsby didn't allow any late rally to grow, scoring their seventh goal of the game just a minute about a half later.

Robert Bentivegna, assisted by Andrew Kolodzey, scored Dundas' second goal - the only point of the third period.

Grimsby outshot Dundas 33 to 28. While Dundas was scoreless in four powerplays, Grimsby only scored once in six chances.

Dundas goalie Shawn Krzykala suffered the loss, saving 14 of 18 shots in 25 minutes of play. Cam Graham played almost 36 minutes and stopped 12 of 15 shots.

"But that game is history and we have to prepare for Sunday," Aglor said "To win game six at home we definitely need every player to show up at the rink ready to play. If we play the way we did in the first four games of the series we will be going back to Grimsby for game seven."