Western Conference Semi-Finals

Las Vegas 3 - 2 Portland (OT)
High Rollers lead series 1-0
Howling (W) - 43 Saves
Pehltonen (OTL) - 32 Saves

Player of the Game: Sven Howling, G, LVH

Las Vegas Starting Lineup: Good, Neighbors, Streip, Danneskjold, Slovaki
Portland Starting Lineup: Sandstrom, Kieffer, Backdraft, Wingdog, Shepherd

First Period
PORTLAND GOAL: Shepherd (1) - Wingdog (1)

Second Period
LAS VEGAS GOAL: Slovaki (1) - Good (1)
PORTLAND GOAL: Kieffer (1) - Shepherd (1), Backdraft (1)
PORTLAND INJURY: Shepherd (elbow) out for game. Replaced by Simba Sefu

Third Period
LAS VEGAS GOAL: Streip (1) - Neighbors (1), Slovaki (1)

Overtime Period
Neighbors (1) - Danneskjold (1)

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Saskatoon 5 - 3 Colorado Springs
Prairie Dogs lead series 1-0
Alekseev (W) - 35 Saves
Sparks (L) - 35 Saves

Player of the Game: Dmitri Nikitin, C, SPD

Saskatoon Starting Lineup: Baric, Tushenko, Dgeordgevich, Oberheiszer, Sherapovich
Colorado Springs Starting Lineup: Knows-His-Gun, Vanderhoosen, Kennick, Brushtail, Tuomi

First Period
SASKATOON GOAL: Baric (1) - Unassisted
SASKATOON INJURY: Baric (knee), out for game. Replaced by Dmitri Nikitin
COLORADO SPRINGS INJURY: Kennick (knee), out for game. Replaced by Ivan Petrov
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Tuomi (1), Vanderhoosen (1)

Second Period
SASKATOON GOAL: Tushenko (1) - Sherapovich (1), Nikitin (1)
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Petrov (1) - Knows-His-Gun
SASKATOON GOAL: Oberheiszer (1) - Unassisted
SASKATOON GOAL: Sherapovich (1) - Nikitin (2), Tushenko (1)

Third Period
SASKATOON GOAL: Tushenko (2) - Niktin (3), Oberheiszer (1)
COLORADO SPRINGS GOAL: Tuomi (2) - Vanderhoosen (2), Knows-His-Gun (2)

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Eastern Conference Semi-Finals

Hamilton 2 - 3 Bridgeport
Bandicoots lead series 1-0
Theodore (W) - 41 Saves
Collie (L) - 37 Saves

Player of the Game: Beau Theodore, G, BPB

Hamilton Starting Lineup: Rentanen, Tamurello, Parlett, Demidov, Bisaillon
Bridgeport Starting Lineup: Turunen, Andreev, Roberts, Delucci, Wulf

First Period
No Scoring

Second Period
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Turunen (1) - unassisted
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Andreev (1) - Wulf (1)
HAMILTON GOAL: Rentanen (1) - Tamurello (1), Bisaillon (1)
HAMILTON GOAL: Tamurello (1)
HAMILTON INJURY: Bisaillon (shoulder) out for game. Replaced by Thunder Jones

Third Period
BRIDGEPORT GOAL: Andreev (2) - Wulf (2), Turunen (1)
BRIDGEPORT INJURY: Andreev (knee) out for game. Replaced by Pavel Yasmiranov

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Lexington 3 - 1 Erie
Stallions lead series 1-0
Yoshi (W) - 39 Saves
Husky (L) - 42 Saves

Player of the Game: Raz Yoshi, G, LEX

Lexington Starting Lineup: Silvarin, Blizzard, St. Francois, Larrson, Kozlov
Erie Starting Lineup: Conway, Bigelow, Laitinen, K'gra, Snowe

First Period
LEXINGTON GOAL: Blizzard (1) - Silvarin (1), St. Francois (1)

Second Period
LEXINGTON GOAL: Silvarin (1) - Larrson (1)
ERIE INJURY: K'gra (foot) out for game. Replaced by Belic Bear

Third Period
ERIE GOAL: Laitinen (1) - Conway (1), Belic (1)
LEXINGTON GOAL: Larrson (1) - St. Francois (2), Silvarin (2)