The Sudbury Wolves will need to take advantage of home ice on Sunday night in order to extend the Ontario Hockey League championship series.
On Friday, the Plymouth Whalers took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 4-3 overtime victory.
If not for the goaltending of the Wolves' Sebastian Dahm, the game never would have went to extra time. In all, Plymouth outshot the Wolves 81-35 by period margins of 28-13, 18-12, 16-9 and 19-1 in overtime.
Dan Collins scored the game winner at 13:34 of the first overtime period.
Game six begins Sunday at 7 p.m.
*** GAME 3 SUMMARY:
Sudbury Wolves 3 at Plymouth Whalers 4 (OT) May 11, 2007 - Compuware Sports Arena
1st Period 1. Sudbury, N. Foligno (11) (Z. McCullough, J. Donati) 1:51 PP 2. Plymouth, J. Boll (6) (A. Fournier, C. Terry) 12:15 PP
Penalties - A. Self Sby (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 0:23, J. Neal Ply (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 0:23, E. Brophey Ply (hooking) 0:50, D. DiDiomete Sby (roughing) 1:24, R. McGinnis Ply (roughing) 1:24, A. Self Sby (unsportsmanlike cnd., fighting) 2:55, J. Boll Ply (fighting) 2:55, A. Aliu Sby (roughing) 10:47, Z. McCullough Sby (holding) 10:47, A. Self Sby (hooking) 15:37
2nd Period 3. Plymouth, E. Brophey (9) (D. Ryder, J. Neal) 6:04 4. Plymouth, C. Terry (8) 6:53
Penalties - J. Neal Ply (tripping) 3:48, S. Ward Ply (slashing) 7:58, D. DiDiomete Sby (roughing) 11:40, J. Boll Ply (illegal equipment) 11:40, A. Fournier Ply (roughing) 11:40, A. Aliu Sby (inter. on goaltender) 14:56, G. Friesen Sby (fighting) 14:56, C. Terry Ply (fighting) 14:56, A. Aliu Sby (10-minute misconduct) 17:30
3rd Period 5. Sudbury, J. Donati (13) (P. Lusnak, J. D'Aversa) 3:20 PP 6. Sudbury, P. Lusnak (3) (J. Donati, K. Baker) 13:13
Penalties - W. Cunningham Ply (tripping) 1:30, S. Miller Sby (hooking) 4:50
OT Period 7. Plymouth, D. Collins (9) ( , R. McGinnis) 13:34
Penalties - C. Terry Ply (hooking) 9:41
SBY Shots: 13 12 9 1 TOTAL: 35 PLY Shots: 28 18 16 19 TOTAL: 81
Power Play Conversion Sudbury Wolves 2-6. Plymouth Whalers 1-6.
Goaltenders Sudbury Wolves Dahm 14-4-2-0 Min: 73:34 SV: 77 GA: 4 [L] Plymouth Whalers Neuvirth 13-3-1-0 Min: 73:34 SV: 32 GA: 3 [W]
Start : 7:07 PM End : 10:05 PM Attendance : 3359
Referee I: Brad Beer (21) Referee II: Scott Hoberg (13) LINESMAN I: Scott Cherrey (93) LINESMAN II: Joe Celestin (98)
*** OHL PLAYOFFS:
Series H PLYMOUTH vs. SUDBURY Series tied at 2 - 2 Game 1 - Fri May 4 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 4, Sudbury 1 Game 2 - Sun May 6 3:00 PM Sudbury 7, PLYMOUTH 3 Game 3 - Tue May 8 7:30 PM SUDBURY 5, Plymouth 4 OT Game 4 - Wed May 9 7:30 PM Plymouth 3, SUDBURY 1 Game 5 - Fri May 11 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 4, Sudbury 3 OT Game 6 - Sun May 13 7:00 PM Plymouth at Sudbury Game 7 - Tue May 15 7:05 PM * Sudbury at Plymouth
DIVISION FINALS
Series G (East) BELLEVILLE vs. SUDBURY Sudbury wins series 4 - 2 Game 1 - Wed Apr 18 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 3, Sudbury 2 Game 2 - Thu Apr 19 7:15 PM Sudbury 3, BELLEVILLE 2 OT Game 3 - Sun Apr 22 7:30 PM Belleville 2, SUDBURY 1 OT Game 4 - Mon Apr 23 7:30 PM SUDBURY 3, Belleville 2 OT Game 5 - Wed Apr 25 7:15 PM Sudbury 4, BELLEVILLE 1 Game 6 - Fri Apr 27 7:30 PM SUDBURY 4, Belleville 3 OT3
Series G (West) LONDON vs. PLYMOUTH Plymouth wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Thu Apr 19 7:00 PM Plymouth 5, LONDON 1 Game 2 - Fri Apr 20 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 5, London 1 Game 3 - Mon Apr 23 7:00 PM Plymouth 5, LONDON 2 Game 4 - Tue Apr 24 7:05 PM London 5, PLYMOUTH 2 Game 5 - Thu Apr 26 7:00 PM Plymouth 4, LONDON 1
SECOND ROUND
Series E (East) BARRIE vs. SUDBURY Sudbury wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Thu Apr 5 7:30 PM Sudbury 4, BARRIE 3 OT Game 2 - Sat Apr 7 7:30 PM SUDBURY 4, Barrie 3 OT2 Game 3 - Mon Apr 9 7:30 PM Sudbury 3, BARRIE 2 OT Game 4 - Wed Apr 11 7:30 PM SUDBURY 4, Barrie 2
Series F (East) BELLEVILLE vs. OSHAWA Belleville wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Fri Apr 6 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 7, Oshawa 5 Game 2 - Sun Apr 8 6:05 PM Belleville 5, OSHAWA 2 Game 3 - Tue Apr 10 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 6, Oshawa 4 Game 4 - Wed Apr 11 7:05 PM Belleville 5, OSHAWA 2
Series E (West) LONDON vs. SAULT STE. MARIE London wins series 4 - 3 Game 1 - Thu Apr 5 7:00 PM LONDON 3, Sault Ste. Marie 1 Game 2 - Fri Apr 6 7:30 PM LONDON 4, Sault Ste. Marie 1 Game 3 - Mon Apr 9 7:00 PM London 6, SAULT STE. MARIE 5 OT Game 4 - Tue Apr 10 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 3, London 0 Game 5 - Fri Apr 13 7:30 PM Sault Ste. Marie 5, LONDON 2 Game 6 - Sun Apr 15 2:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 5, London 4 Game 7 - Mon Apr 16 7:00 PM LONDON 8, Sault Ste. Marie 4
Series F (West) PLYMOUTH vs. KITCHENER Plymouth wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Fri Apr 6 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 6, Kitchener 5 OT Game 2 - Sun Apr 8 7:00 PM Plymouth 3, KITCHENER 2 Game 3 - Tue Apr 10 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 5, Kitchener 4 OT Game 4 - Wed Apr 11 7:30 PM KITCHENER 4, Plymouth 2 Game 5 - Fri Apr 13 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 4, Kitchener 1
FIRST ROUND
Series A (East) BARRIE vs. BRAMPTON Barrie wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Sat Mar 24 7:30 PM BARRIE 4, Brampton 2 Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 2:00 PM Barrie 3, BRAMPTON 2 OT2 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:30 PM BARRIE 4, Brampton 1 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:30 PM Barrie 5, BRAMPTON 4 OT
Series B (East) BELLEVILLE vs. OTTAWA Belleville wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Mon Mar 26 7:15 PM Ottawa 4, BELLEVILLE 3 OT Game 2 - Tue Mar 27 7:00 PM Belleville 5, OTTAWA 4 Game 3 - Thu Mar 29 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 3, Ottawa 0 Game 4 - Fri Mar 30 7:30 PM Belleville 4, OTTAWA 2 Game 5 - Sun Apr 1 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 4, Ottawa 3 OT
Series C (East) MISSISSAUGA vs. SUDBURY Sudbury wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:30 PM Sudbury 5, MISSISSAUGA 4 Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 8:00 PM MISSISSAUGA 4, Sudbury 3 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:30 PM SUDBURY 3, Mississauga 1 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:30 PM SUDBURY 6, Mississauga 3 Game 5 - Sun Apr 1 7:00 PM Sudbury 6, MISSISSAUGA 3
Series D (East) OSHAWA vs. KINGSTON Oshawa wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:35 PM OSHAWA 3, Kingston 2 OT Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 2:00 PM Oshawa 7, KINGSTON 6 OT Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:05 PM OSHAWA 7, Kingston 4 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:00 PM KINGSTON 8, Oshawa 2 Game 5 - Fri Mar 30 7:35 PM OSHAWA 4, Kingston 2
Series A (West) LONDON vs. OWEN SOUND London wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:30 PM LONDON 6, Owen Sound 3 Game 2 - Sat Mar 24 7:30 PM London 2, OWEN SOUND 1 OT Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:00 PM LONDON 6, Owen Sound 3 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:00 PM London 8, OWEN SOUND 5
Series B (West) PLYMOUTH vs. GUELPH Plymouth wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Sat Mar 24 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 3, Guelph 2 OT Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 6:30 PM Plymouth 5, GUELPH 3 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 7, Guelph 1 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:00 PM Plymouth 3, GUELPH 2
Series C (West) KITCHENER vs. SARNIA Kitchener wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Thu Mar 22 7:00 PM KITCHENER 6, Sarnia 4 Game 2 - Fri Mar 23 7:35 PM Kitchener 4, SARNIA 3 Game 3 - Sun Mar 25 7:00 PM KITCHENER 3, Sarnia 2 Game 4 - Tue Mar 27 7:35 PM Kitchener 7, SARNIA 5
Series D (West) SAGINAW vs. SAULT STE. MARIE Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 - 2 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:11 PM SAGINAW 4, Sault Ste. Marie 3 Game 2 - Sat Mar 24 7:11 PM Sault Ste. Marie 5, SAGINAW 1 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 2, Saginaw 1 Game 4 - Wed Mar 28 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 5, Saginaw 3 Game 5 - Fri Mar 30 7:11 PM SAGINAW 7, Sault Ste. Marie 1 Game 6 - Sun Apr 1 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 4, Saginaw 3 OT
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