The Coquitlam Express are headed into their second playoff match against the Chilliwack Chiefs tonight and already find themselves in a must win position.

The first game took place Friday night and saw the Chilliwack Chiefs dominate from the puck drop.

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These two teams have a heated rivalry and things only got worse last night as ten minutes of penalties were handed out in the first period. The score remained zero-zero heading into the second period though.

The Chiefs started out the second period strong as Mateo Mrsic scored just ten seconds in to give the Chiefs the one goal lead. The Express were able to stall the Chiefs out for a brief period of time but the Chiefs scored another two goals before the period ended to give them the three goal lead heading into the final period.

Evan Brown kicked off the scoring in the third period and was finally able to get a goal for the Express. The Express were unable to build any momentum though and let in an open net goal late in the third period.

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Final score 4-1 for the Chiefs.

While going down by one game isn’t necessarily the end of the world, the Express seemed to really struggle to get anything going against the Chiefs throughout the entirety of the game. With game two taking place tonight it’ll be hard for the Express to change the momentum and really swing the odds of this series in their favour. It’s also clear that if a team is down by two games in a row off the get-go the series is basically over. The Express must win tonight’s game if they want a chance in this series.

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Will the Express be able to battle back tonight? Come down to the train station to watch the action live for yourself at 7:00pm!