Fort Wayne, IN – Iowa Heartlanders forward Gavin Hain registered three points (1g, 2a) and the Heartlanders opened up the Central Division Semifinals with a 5-3 win over the Fort Wayne Komets Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, taking a 1-0 series edge.
Hain scored the game-winning goal with 10:20 to go in the third, making it a 4-2 game. The Heartlanders scored the first three goals, but Fort Wayne scored two in the third early to cut the deficit to one. Adam Goodsir scored a short-handed goal with 6:22 to go in the third, extending the edge to 5-2.
Kyle McClellan blocked 24 shots for his first playoff victory. Brett Brochu stopped 27 in defeat.
Matt Sop, Dakota Raabe and Keltie Jeri-Leon gave Iowa a 3-0 edge before the Komets comeback. Sop scored Iowa’s first-ever Kelly Cup Playoffs goal on a tapper from the left post at 13:23 of the first, assisted by Will Zmolek and Hain.
Jeri-Leon’s goal came on a rip from the mid slot at 14:36 of the 2nd on the power play. Iowa and Fort Wayne each scored a pair of power-play goals.
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