TOLEDO, Ohio – The second goal of the night for Kyle Bonis came at 2:54 of overtime for Toledo as they defeated Wheeling 2-1. The Walleye advance to the North Division Finals to take on Fort Wayne with the best of seven series starting Friday night in Toledo.
Toledo scored first as Kyle Bonis (2) took a pass from Kyle Rogers and sent a wrist shot past Wheeling goaltender Eric Hartzell at 3:40 of the first period. Toledo out shot Wheeling 18-8 in the first period. The Nailers had the better of the shots in the second period 13-8 but Jeff Lerg kept Toledo in front 1-0 after two periods.
Wheeling evened the game when Zack Torquato beat Jeff Lerg with a wrist shot from between the circles at 12:37 of the third period. In overtime, Justin Mercier took a tripping penalty at 2:10 of overtime and they Walleye were shorthanded. Scott Czarnowczan tipped the puck out to center ice and Bonis raced across the Wheeling blue line and beat Hartzell with wrist shot under the cross bar to win the game at 2:54.
Walleye Notes: Goaltender Jeff Lerg had 31 saves on the 32 shots he faced. Toledo out shot Wheeling 39-32 in the game.
This is the first time in Walleye history the team has advanced to the second round of the Kelly Cup playoffs
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