Strome & Kabanov shining in playoffs

Thursday, 04.26.2012 / 9:27 AM
Shawinigan 6 vs. Chicoutimi 7 (OT)

Islanders prospect Kirill Kabanov scored a goal with three assists, but his Shawinigan Cataractes fell to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 7-6 in overtime Friday in the second round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Playoffs.

The second-ranked Cataractes blew opened a 3-3 game with three goals in less than two minutes to start the third period, but Chicoutimi clawed back later in the frame to force overtime. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the game winner at 10:05 of the first overtime.

Kabanov had points on the first three Shawinigan goals and four of the first five. In five games this postseason, the Islanders' third round pick (65th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has three goals and five assists with a plus-5 rating. The Cataractes swept their opening-round series against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

 
Niagara 2 Brampton 1 (OT)

Islanders prospect Ryan Strome scored his sixth goal of the playoffs as the Niagara IceDogs earned a 2-1 overtime victory over the Brampton Battalion in game one of their Eastern Conference Semifinal on Friday night.

The IceDogs scored the opening goal for the sixth time in seven playoff games, as Strome snapped home his 11th point of the playoffs to make it 1-0 Niagara. David Pacan scored in overtime to give the IceDogs a 1-0 lead in the second-round series.

Strome is tied for sixth in OHL Playoff scoring with 11 points (six goals, five assists) in seven games. Niagara teammate and fellow Islanders prospect Mitchell Theoret has two assists in four games this postseason.

Niagara beat the Oshawa Generals 4-2 in the opening round of the playoffs. They travel to Brampton for game two on Sunday at 2 p.m.

SCHEDULE

HOME
AWAY
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STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 z - PIT 48 36 12 0 165 119 72
2 y - MTL 48 29 14 5 149 126 63
3 y - WSH 48 27 18 3 149 130 57
4 x - BOS 48 28 14 6 131 109 62
5 x - TOR 48 26 17 5 145 133 57
6 x - NYR 48 26 18 4 130 112 56
7 x - OTT 48 25 17 6 116 104 56
8 x - NYI 48 24 17 7 139 139 55
9 WPG 48 24 21 3 128 144 51
10 PHI 48 23 22 3 133 141 49
11 NJD 48 19 19 10 112 129 48
12 BUF 48 21 21 6 125 143 48
13 CAR 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 TBL 48 18 26 4 148 150 40
15 FLA 48 15 27 6 112 171 36

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
J. Tavares 6 3 2 -4 5
M. Streit 6 2 3 -1 5
K. Okposo 6 3 1 -1 4
C. Cizikas 6 2 2 1 4
M. Grabner 6 1 3 2 4
C. McDonald 6 2 1 2 3
M. Moulson 6 2 1 -4 3
B. Boyes 6 0 3 -3 3
K. Aucoin 6 0 3 1 3
J. Bailey 6 0 3 -1 3
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
K. Poulin 0 0 0 .933 1.15
E. Nabokov 2 4 2 .842 4.44


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