2018 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL #2

Deep Freeze Defenders

Minneapolis Deep Freeze vs. Alamo Defenders

Game #1  Alamo 3, Minneapolis 2
Game #2  Minneapolis 5, Alamo 1
Game #3  Alamo 3, Minneapolis 1
Game #4  Minneapolis 4, Alamo 1
Game #5  This was a classic. Eaves scores his 2nd goal of the series, then Aho scores for the Deep Freeze to tie the game. Then, both teams exchange goals and its 2-2 after 1 period. In the 2nd, Markov scores for the Deep Freeze. 7:06 into the 3rd, Marchand ties the game.

OT – 2 minutes in – Blake Wheeler scores the game winning goal and Alamo wins.

sog: Alamo 32 Minneapolis 27

1st star – Eaves
2nd star – Marchand
3rd star – Aho

Alamo 4, Minneapolis 3

The big game 5 OT win puts Alamo up 3-1

Game #6

 

 Minneapolis is inspired by home cooking and scores the first 2 goals. Hossa and Spezza score. Later in the 1st, Wheeler scores his 2nd goal of the series.

8 seconds into the 3rd, Ekblad scores and the game is now tied!!! Pacioretty and Eaves score, and now Alamo leads, 4-2.

The Deep Freeze score late as Kuznetsov makes it a 1 goal game with 40 seconds to goal. The Deep Freeze shoot and Lehner gets a save with no time remaining. Alamo wins the series.

sog: Alamo 52 Minneapolis 31

1st star – Pacioretty 3 points
2nd star – Wheeler 2 points
3rd star – Eaves 1 goal

Alamo 4, Minneapolis 3

Series Summary:  Alamo wins game 5 and 6 by a one goal margin to clinch the series, 4 games to 2. Congrats to the Deep Freeze on a well played series. Bobrovsky was tough.