2007-08 GHL PLAYOFFS - ROUND #3 - THOROLD vs. ST. CATHARINES
GM	DAY	DATE	AWAY	TIME	HOME
1	WED	MAR. 26		3 - 2 OT
2	FRI	MAR. 28		7:30PM
3	SAT	MAR. 29		7:30PM
4	MON	MAR. 31		7:30PM
5	WED	APR. 02		7:30PM
6	FRI	APR. 04		7:30PM
7	TBD	TBD		TBD
ST. CATHARINES LEADS BEST-OF-SEVEN FINAL SERIES (1-0)

Ceccanese Scores OT Thriller
Game #2 on Friday in St. Catharines

26-Mar-2008 · 10:55pm

The St. Catharines Mountainview Falcons opened their Golden Horseshoe Division championship best-of-seven series against the Thorold Blackhawks inside Thorold's Community Arena Wednesday night and they continued their winning ways with an exciting 3-2 overtime period victory. The win gives St. Catharines a 1-0 series lead over Thorold.

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	OT	TOTAL
	0	1	1	1	3
	1	1	0	0	2

The lone goal of the first period came from Thorold's Zach Graham on the power-play at the 13:54 minute mark. Ryan Bellows and Shane Davidson assisted while Falcons defenseman Andre Abayof sat in the penalty box for roughing after the whistle.

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Thorold extended their lead to 2 goals with Graham's second power-play goal of the evening. Kevin Ward and Bellows added helpers on the Blackhawks goal at the 17:40 mark of the second period.

The Mountainview Falcons finally jumped onto the scoreboard late in the second period, with a power-play goal of their own with less than a minute to play. Riley Sheahan grabbed his third goal of the playoffs, 25th on the season, to cut Thorold's lead to 2-1. Adam Moroney and Kevin Floris recorded assists on the goal at 19:36.

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	OT	TOTAL
	11	14	13	9	47
	8	10	10	7	35

The third period was a nail-biter for Falcons fans as the Blackhawks applied the pressure through out most of the period. Just past the halfway point of the period, however, St. Catharines scored to tie the game 2-2 with 8:05 to play. Daultan Leveille netted his 9th postseason goal, 38th on the year, to even the game with an even-strength marker. Falcons forwards Brad Jackson and Chris Stevenson helped out with assists on the tying goal.

Overtime was needed to solve this matchup as both goalies put on shows in the third period to keep the game tied. Finally, it was Stephen Ceccanese who beat Thorold's netminder Rick Scarsella on a 2-on-1 breakaway with JT MacDonald at the 13:58 mark of the first overtime period. Streaking in, MacDonald made a great pass over to Ceccanese, who buried his shot into the Thorold net. Game #1 was finally settled after almost 74 minutes of hockey with the Falcons bench cleared on to the ice in celebration.

Attendance reported on Pointstreak for Wednesday's game was 1,739.

Game #2 of the best-of-seven final series takes place this Friday inside Jack Gatecliff Arena. Game time is set for 7:30pm.

Advanced tickets are on sale for all Falcons home games at the Donut Diner, located at 261 Martindale Road, and at the Avondale Store, located at the corner of Scott and Bunting Roads, both in St. Catharines.