The Soo Greyhounds and Plymouth Whalers locked horns on Friday afternoon and gave a hint of what was in store for the rest of the season.
In close game dominated by Hounds goaltender Kyle Gajewski and Plymouth counterpart Jeremy Smith, a Whaler bounce proved to be the difference in a 1-0 Plymouth win.
Joe Gaynor scored the game's lone goal at 2:56 of the second period.
Gajewski stopped 35 of 36 shots while Smith stopped all 26 Greyhound shots.
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