The Penticton Vees cruised to another victory against the Nanaimo Clippers on Saturday night, taking control of BCHL Fred Cup Final.
After taking game one by a score of 4-1, the Penticton Vees continued their playoff dominance, winning 3-1 over the Clippers at the Okanagan Events Centre.
VEES WIN!!
Owen Simpson scores the winner in the 3rd period as the Vees earn a 3-1 victory over @ClippersHockey in Game #2 of the Fred Page Cup Final and have taken a 2-0 series lead!#BCHLPlayoffs | #PaintTheTownBlue pic.twitter.com/Bh4dWrTzR3
— Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) May 15, 2022
Vees defenceman Owen Simpson broke a 1-1 tie in the 3rd period with his first of the postseason 7:47 into the period. Simpson’s goal stood up as the winner, as the Penticton Vees took a 2-0 stranglehold on the series.
Penticton goaltender Kaeden Lane has stopped 37 of 39 shots so far in the series, backstopping the Vees in both victories. Lane has started in all 14 of the Vees wins this postseason. Check out the highlights to see some of his breath taking saves from game 2.
It's a 2-0 series lead for Penticton as the series shifts to Nanaimo for game 3 on Tuesday night.
Catch up with the highlights from a dramatic game 2 in #BCHLTonight!#BCHL | #BCHLPlayoffs | @ChevroletCanada pic.twitter.com/XTNDa8TYy5
— BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) May 15, 2022
Penticton held a big advantage in the shots on goal department, notching 31 to the Clippers 19. Special teams continue to be a story for the Vees in this series, having not given up a power play goal through 2 games.
The Vees will head to Vancouver Island for games 3 and 4 and will surely be looking to close out the series in Nanaimo. Penticton has now won 14 straight postseason games and head to the island on an absolute roll, with their eyes set on the championship trophy.
Under normal circumstances, the winner of the Fred Page Cup would go on to play in the Canadian Playdowns, facing Championship teams from other Junior hockey leagues.
Due to the BCHL withdrawing from the tournament this year, both Penticton and Nanaimo’s season will conclude at the end of the Fred Page Cup Final.
Game #3 will be going down Tuesday night with puck drop slated for 7pm at the Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo.