Pickering Panthers claw their way back to tie Buckland Cup final after pair of weekend wins
Published May 9, 2022 at 9:07 am
After dropping the first two games of their Buckland Cup Junior ‘A’ series to the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and falling behind 3-0 in Game 3, the Pickering Panthers knew their season hung by a thread.
Cue the comeback. The Panthers, thanks to back-to-back second period goals from Lucas Rowe, clawed their way back to beat Toronto 5-4 Friday night. Two nights later in front of a home crowd Pickering put in a complete performance in blanking the Jr. Canadiens 4-0 to square the series at two wins apiece.
Zachary Roy stopped 37 shots for his second shutout of the playoffs in a game that turned a little ugly in the final frame with 54 minutes in penalties.
Game five is Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Pond in Downsview Park.