Music: {allcanada} KNIGHTS DOWN ICEDOGS TO LEAD SERIES 2-1

Monday, May 7, 2012

{allcanada} KNIGHTS DOWN ICEDOGS TO LEAD SERIES 2-1

LONDON, Ont. -- Chris Tierney tipped an Olli Maatta point shot past Niagara IceDogs keeper Mark Visentin for a 3-2 London Knights victory on Monday and a 2-1 lead in the Ontario Hockey League final.

Max Domi and Austin Watson also scored for London, while Michael Houser made 25 saves for the win.

Freddie Hamilton and Brett Ritchie scored for Niagara, while Mark Visentin stopped 32 shots.

Game 4 of the series is Wednesday at in St. Catharines, Ont., before returning to London for Game 5 on Friday night.

After a scoreless first, the IceDogs earned a pair of one-goal leads in the second as Ritchie tallied on a Niagara power play before Domi tied it 1-1 with his fourth of the post-season.

The IceDogs took a 2-1 lead when normally steady London defenceman Jarred Tinordi misplayed the puck just inside his own blue-line, allowing Hamilton to gain control of the puck and fire a low shot past Houser.

Watson's power-play goal at 18:28 of the second period made it 2-2. With an assist on Watson's goal, Seth Griffith now has a seven-game point streak.

London was 1-for-5 on the power play, while the IceDogs were 1-for-3.