On Sunday, the Komets hosted Toledo at the Coliseum in game one of the best-of-seven Central Division Final series.
In the first period, Josh Bloom registered his first goal of the playoffs, scoring at 13:53. Late in the frame, with Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins in the penalty box, Austin Magera tipped a shot from William Dufour past goaltender Carter Gylander at 18:47 to make it 2-0 Komets,The Walleye struck in the second period, but the Komets answered as Kirill Tyutyayev accepted a pass from defenseman Tyler Inamoto at 19:10 to give the Komets a 3-1 lead after two periods.
In the final frame, Mathew Brown broke in alone on Gylander, backhanding the puck between the legs his legs to put the Komets up 4-1 at 14:31. Sam Jonsson and the Komets defense stood strong down the streach to give the Komets a 1-0 series lead.
