A 2-0 lead is nice but not a very comfortable one when you're playing the second best team in your conference. Alex Cunningham and Adrian Bosev gave the Leamington Flyers the advantage in the first but Milton pressed in the second peppering goaltender Sebastian Gatto with 17 shots, many of which were grade A chances.
Gatto held the fort down, especially on a 2-on-1 that saw Justin O'Donnell make a nice pass over to Aidan Puley only to be thwarted by the 6'3 goaltender who stretched out to make the save.
The defence also did their part clearing the front of the net with authority on a penalty kill. That bought the Flyers some time to create the back-breaker in third. Cameron Arquette sprung loose on the left wing after a breakdown in the neutral zone and made it 3-0 at 4:31. With Leamington buzzing around the Milton net, Nick Mahy went five-hole on the backhand to seal the deal as the Flyers won 4-0 to take a 3-1 series lead.
Leamington can close out their second playoff series Saturday in Milton.
Gatto made 29 saves to earn the shutout. Check out the highlights and post game with Gatto and Mahy in the video below brought to you by the St. Clair Alumni Association.
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