READING, Pa. – The Newfoundland Growlers took game one of the North Division Final with a 3-0 road win over the Reading Royals on Saturday night at Santander Arena.
Keenan Suthers opened the scoring just 3:34 into the game as he finished a great feed from Isaac Johnson to give Newfoundland a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes of play.
Neither team would find the back of the net in the middle frame as the Growlers held onto their 1-0 advantage heading into the third period.
Isaac Johnson provided an insurance marker for the Growlers as he beat four Royals including goaltender Pat Nagle to make it 2-0 Newfoundland with 16:49 left to go.
Orrin Centazzo sealed it with a late empty netter while Dryden McKay stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout in a 3-0 Newfoundland victory.
Game Two goes tomorrow afternoon at Santander Arena (4:30pm NL time)
Newfoundland leads series 1-0
Game 1 –Â NEWFOUNDLAND 3Â at Reading 0
Game 2 – Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. ET at Reading
Game 3 – Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. ET at Reading
Game 4 – Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. NT at Newfoundland
Game 5 – Saturday, May 13 at 7 p.m. NT at Newfoundland (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Monday, May 15 at 7 p.m. NT at Newfoundland (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. NT at Newfoundland (If Necessary)
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