2022 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL #2

Flin Flon Bombers
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Game 1 Inferno at Bombers
GAME #1: CINCINNATI INFERNO @ FLIN FLON BOMBERS	The Bombers come out on fire, before the 12 minute mark of the first period,David Pastrnak,Aaron Ekblad,Jack Hughes, and Kevin Fiala put pucks past Cam Talbot. At the end of 1, the Bombers lead 4-0. In the second period both goalies shine and finally the Inferno beat Casey DeSmith and a nice goal from Filip Forsburg. The third period has the Bombers sitting back and letting the Inferno shoot, but nothing gets by DeSmith as the Bombers win 4-1, in game 1 of the series.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Bombers Lead 1-0

Flin Flon Bombers

WEEKLY PREVIEW:

Game 1 Inferno at Bombers

GAME #1:

CINCINNATI INFERNO

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FLIN FLON BOMBERS

The Bombers come out on fire, before the 12 minute mark of the first period,David Pastrnak,Aaron Ekblad,Jack Hughes, and Kevin Fiala put pucks past Cam Talbot. At the end of 1, the Bombers lead 4-0. In the second period both goalies shine and finally the Inferno beat Casey DeSmith and a nice goal from Filip Forsburg. The third period has the Bombers sitting back and letting the Inferno shoot, but nothing gets by DeSmith as the Bombers win 4-1, in game 1 of the series.

WEEKLY SUMMARY:

Bombers Lead 1-0

GAME #2: CINCINNATI INFERNO @ FLIN FLON BOMBERS	Game 2 starts out the same way game two ended, David Pastrnak and Joel Eriksson Ek both score first period goals…..and at the 1:18 second mark of the second period, Aaron Ekblad scores for the Bombers to make it 3-0. Jake DeBrusk would deflect a MacKenzie Weegar shot on the power play past Fleury who got the start in game 2. The momentum didn’t stay on the side of Cincinnati for long as Gabriel Landeskog beats Talbot as the Bombers lead 4-1 going into the 2nd intermission. Joel Eriksson Ek would score the only goal of the third as the Bombers win 5-1.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Two convincing wins for Flin Flon

GAME #2:

CINCINNATI INFERNO

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FLIN FLON BOMBERS

Game 2 starts out the same way game two ended, David Pastrnak and Joel Eriksson Ek both score first period goals…..and at the 1:18 second mark of the second period, Aaron Ekblad scores for the Bombers to make it 3-0. Jake DeBrusk would deflect a MacKenzie Weegar shot on the power play past Fleury who got the start in game 2. The momentum didn’t stay on the side of Cincinnati for long as Gabriel Landeskog beats Talbot as the Bombers lead 4-1 going into the 2nd intermission. Joel Eriksson Ek would score the only goal of the third as the Bombers win 5-1.

WEEKLY SUMMARY:

Two convincing wins for Flin Flon

Cincinnati Inferno
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Down 2-0 in the series to Flin Flon, after the Bombers took the opening games, 5-1 and 4-1 — the series shifts to The Incinerator in Cincinnati. Games three and four will see dramatic lineup changes as the Inferno look to get back into the series.
GAME #3: FLIN FLON BOMBERS @ CINCINNATI INFERNO	FFB 4, CIN 2 Kevin Fiala netted a goal and an assist and Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside 28 shots in the 4-2 Bombers win. Flin Flon now leads the best of seven series, three games to none. Tevuo Teravainen had a pair of assists in the defeat. Connor Hellebuyck absorbed the defeat after stopping 14 shots.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	The gurgling sound from Cincinnati is the season getting ready to go down the drain. Waiting on the Flin Flon lineup adjustments and the last bit of the Titanic can be submerged…..

Cincinnati Inferno

WEEKLY PREVIEW:

Down 2-0 in the series to Flin Flon, after the Bombers took the opening games, 5-1 and 4-1 — the series shifts to The Incinerator in Cincinnati. Games three and four will see dramatic lineup changes as the Inferno look to get back into the series.

GAME #3:

FLIN FLON BOMBERS

@ CINCINNATI INFERNO

FFB 4, CIN 2

Kevin Fiala netted a goal and an assist and Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside 28 shots in the 4-2 Bombers win. Flin Flon now leads the best of seven series, three games to none. Tevuo Teravainen had a pair of assists in the defeat. Connor Hellebuyck absorbed the defeat after stopping 14 shots.

WEEKLY SUMMARY:

The gurgling sound from Cincinnati is the season getting ready to go down the drain. Waiting on the Flin Flon lineup adjustments and the last bit of the Titanic can be submerged…..

WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Game four of the MWHL quarterfinals is at The Inferno in Cincinnati. Flin Flon leads the best of seven series, three games to one.
GAME #4: FLIN FLON BOMBERS @ CINCINNATI INFERNO	CIN 2, FFB 1 (OT) Filip Forsberg’s goal at the 40 second mark of overtime gave Cincinnati a 2-1 victory over Flin Flon. Jack Hughes opened the scoring in the second to give the Bombers a 1-0 edge. Brett Pesce’s goal midway through the third knotted things up. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 33 shots in the win and Marc-Andre Fleury turned away 30 shots in the loss.
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	Game five of the series shifts to Flin Flon.

WEEKLY PREVIEW:

Game four of the MWHL quarterfinals is at The Inferno in Cincinnati. Flin Flon leads the best of seven series, three games to one.

GAME #4:

FLIN FLON BOMBERS

@ CINCINNATI INFERNO

CIN 2, FFB 1 (OT)

Filip Forsberg’s goal at the 40 second mark of overtime gave Cincinnati a 2-1 victory over Flin Flon.

Jack Hughes opened the scoring in the second to give the Bombers a 1-0 edge. Brett Pesce’s goal midway through the third knotted things up. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 33 shots in the win and Marc-Andre Fleury turned away 30 shots in the loss.

WEEKLY SUMMARY:

Game five of the series shifts to Flin Flon.

Flin Flon Bombers
WEEKLY PREVIEW:	Game 5 vs Cincy….due to strange game issues, the teams are now playing road games
GAME #5: CINCINNATI INFERNO @ FLIN FLON BOMBERS	The Inferno jump out first as Athanasiou beats Logan Thompson for a 1-0 lead at 13:56 on the power play. Vladimir Tarasenko answers back as he wrists a shot through a screen past Connor Hellebuyck…..and it looked like the first period would end that way until Zach Whitecloud beats Thompson and a weak shot from inside the blue line at 19:57. The Inferno would take that momentum and Jake DeBrusk sneaks in on a breakaway and beats Thompson to give the Inferno a 3-1 lead. The game was played in the mud, with 42 blocked shots and ice was tight, but Jack Hughes deflects a Gabriel Landeskog shot past Hellebuyck to cut the score to 3-2 at the end of 2. Jack Hughes would score again on a questionable call against McDonagh on the power play and the game was tied 3-3……the next 10 minutes saw a ton of blocked shots and limited opportunities. MacKenzie Weegar would hit the post with less than 2 minutes left, and at the 19:01 mark Justin Faulk would beat Hellebuyck on a great feed from Jack Hughes and send the Bombers to the second round
WEEKLY SUMMARY:	4-1 series

Flin Flon Bombers

WEEKLY PREVIEW:

Game 5 vs Cincy….due to strange game issues, the teams are now playing road games

GAME #5:

CINCINNATI INFERNO

@ FLIN FLON BOMBERS

The Inferno jump out first as Athanasiou beats Logan Thompson for a 1-0 lead at 13:56 on the power play. Vladimir Tarasenko answers back as he wrists a shot through a screen past Connor Hellebuyck…..and it looked like the first period would end that way until Zach Whitecloud beats Thompson and a weak shot from inside the blue line at 19:57. The Inferno would take that momentum and Jake DeBrusk sneaks in on a breakaway and beats Thompson to give the Inferno a 3-1 lead. The game was played in the mud, with 42 blocked shots and ice was tight, but Jack Hughes deflects a Gabriel Landeskog shot past Hellebuyck to cut the score to 3-2 at the end of 2. Jack Hughes would score again on a questionable call against McDonagh on the power play and the game was tied 3-3……the next 10 minutes saw a ton of blocked shots and limited opportunities. MacKenzie Weegar would hit the post with less than 2 minutes left, and at the 19:01 mark Justin Faulk would beat Hellebuyck on a great feed from Jack Hughes and send the Bombers to the second round

WEEKLY SUMMARY:

4-1 series