PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Americans win game 7, headed to ECHL Finals

ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans defeated the Ontario Reign on Wednesday night at Allen Event Center by a score of 3-1, to win the series in 7 games, 4-3.

Tyler Ludwig opened the scoring early in the first period with his first of the playoffs, from Justin Baker and Greger Hanson at the 1:18 mark of the first. Allen took a 1-0 lead to the room, but Ontario held a slight advantage in shots 12-7.

The two teams traded goals in the second, with Tristan King tying the game at 16:13 mark with his 7^th, and then Gary Steffes scored, what turned out to be the game winner, at the 19:12 mark of the period to give Allen a 2-1 lead.

Both teams had great scoring chances in the third, but both Joe Cannata and Riley Gill stood strong making big save after big save. The Americans would put the game away late in the third, when forward Chris Crane fired home an empty netter to give Allen a 3-1 victory and a trip to the ECHL Finals against South Carolina. The Stingrays won a triple overtime thriller 1-0 over Toledo, to win the series 4-3.

The Americans will open the ECHL Finals at home this Sunday at 4:05 pm against the South Carolina Stingrays. Below is the complete ECHL Kelly Cup Finals schedule. Tickets are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com or call 972-912-1000.