In the Stoney Creek and Dundas series, the Generals are up 3-0 vs the Dundas Real McCoys with Game 4 taking place tonight (Mon Mar 13) in Dundas.
In Game 1 action, which took place on Saturday March 4th at Gateway Ice Centre, the Generals started slow but ended up with a 7-3 win over the Real McCoys. Dundas’ Chris McGuffin would open up the scoring half way through the first but their lead would not last long as Matt Dzieduszycki tied the game a few moments later. 
Dundas would regain their lead on a shorthanded goal scored by Thomas Stajan in the second period but it would not last. Dzieduszycki would capitalize on a power play to tie the game again and near the end of the period Nathan Pageau would score short handed giving the Generals their first lead of the game.
In the third period Justin Donati would score in the opening minute and Igor Gongalsky would score his own short handed goal a few minutes later extending the Generals lead to 5-2. Dundas’ Matt Foy gave Dundas back a goal but in the final minutes of play Deron Cousens and Pageau would score his second to end the game with a final score of 7-3. Generals goalie Dave Brown made 19 saves on 22 shots while Dundas’ goalie Mike Mole faced 48 shots and made 41 saves.
In game 2 action which took place this past Friday in Dundas, the Generals came away with a 6-3 win. A similar start to game 1, Dundas’ Chris McGuffin would open up with scoring just over 5 minutes into the game but this time Justin Donati would tie the game less than a minute later. Conor O’Donnell would give the Generals the lead about 12 minutes into the period and at the end of 20 minutes of play the score was 2-1 for Stoney Creek. In the second, Matt Dzieduszycki added one more to score but Dundas’ Cody McNaughton would gain 1 back a few moments later.
Ryan O’Marra would capitalize on an interference call against Dundas regaining that 2 goal lead and Dzieduszycki added another to finish the period up 5-2. Scoring calmed in the third with 1 goal each for Dundas scored by Kevin Harvey on the power play and Cam Fergus added one more in the last minutes of the game.
The final score 6-3 for Stoney Creek giving them a 2-0 lead on the series. Generals goalie Dave Brown made 27 saves on 30 shots and Dundas’ goalie Mike Mole faced 48 shots and made 42 saves. 
In game 3 action which took place this past Saturday at Gateway Ice Centre, the Generals owned the first period allowing Dundas only 5 shots on goalie Dave Brown and scoring 3 goals by the end of the first.
Newcomer to the Generals and former Dundas Real McCoy Chris Hulit would score 2 goals and Matt Dzieduszycki would score the other. The second period was more evenly matched with both sides scoring multiple times. Dundas’ Kevin Harvey would put Dundas on the board but Jarrett Konkle would answer back a few minutes later.
Halfway through the second Dundas’ Brad Bonello would score cutting the Generals lead in half. To finish the second period Dzieduszycki would score his second of the night and Hulit adds one more to earn himself a hat trick. That would be all the scoring for this game; finishing with a final score of 6-2 to give the Generals a 3-0 lead on the series. Generals goalie Dave Brown made 28 saves on 30 shots while Dundas’ goalie Mike Mole faced 47 shots and made 41 saves.
The remaining games in series – game 4 Monday March 13 at 7:30PM in Dundas – JL Grightmire Arena, game 5 if necessary, Wednesday March 15 at Gateway Ice Centre at 8:15PM, game 6 if necessary, Thursday March 16 in Dundas – JL Grightmire Arena at 7:30PM and game 7 if necessary on Friday March 17 at Gateway Ice Centre at 8:15PM.
Match report courtesy of Vanessa Trombetta
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