Lake Erie steals one on the road for 1-0 AHL Western Conference finals series lead
They're a pair of teams that hadn't played each other at all during the regular season, but it was clear they had contrasting styles. Which one was going to prevail in a best-of-seven conference final series?
That remains to be seen, but score Round 1 to the fast team with the creative breakouts.
The young Lake Erie Monsters, having advanced further in the postseason than they ever have, used a strong second period to build a 3-1 lead, blew that lead in the first eight minutes of the third, saw Alex Broadhurst put them back ahead with his third goal of the playoffs, then held on at the end against a strong Reign team – and with a little help from the goal post.