CANMORE – The Canmore Eagles are one game away from the second round of the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs after shutting out the Lloydminster Bobcats 3-0 in Game 4 on Wednesday (March 20).
The win gives the Eagles a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series after Canmore held the Bobcats to only 12 shots as Matthew Malin picked up the shutout.
Rookie forward Zach Coutu opened the game with a goal about midway through the first period, setting the tone for the rest of the game.
Josh Hoekstra scored 2:41 into the second period which was followed a little more than three minutes later with a shorthanded goal from Kayden Rawji.
The Eagles had 38 shots on net, as both teams had three power play opportunities.
Game 5 will take the Eagles on the road to Lloydminster’s home ice on Friday (March 22) at 7 p.m.
If needed, Game 6 is back in Canmore Sunday (March 24) and Game 7 would return to Lloydminster on Tuesday (March 26).
