Wolves need Sunday win to stay alive

The Sudbury Wolves will need to take advantage of home ice on Sunday night in order to extend the Ontario Hockey League championship series.

On Friday, the Plymouth Whalers took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 4-3 overtime victory.

If not for the goaltending of the Wolves' Sebastian Dahm, the game never would have went to extra time. In all, Plymouth outshot the Wolves 81-35 by period margins of 28-13, 18-12, 16-9 and 19-1 in overtime.

Dan Collins scored the game winner at 13:34 of the first overtime period.

Game six begins Sunday at 7 p.m.

*** GAME 3 SUMMARY:

Sudbury Wolves 3 at Plymouth Whalers 4 (OT) May 11, 2007 - Compuware Sports Arena

1st Period 1. Sudbury, N. Foligno (11) (Z. McCullough, J. Donati) 1:51 PP 2. Plymouth, J. Boll (6) (A. Fournier, C. Terry) 12:15 PP

Penalties - A. Self Sby (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 0:23, J. Neal Ply (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 0:23, E. Brophey Ply (hooking) 0:50, D. DiDiomete Sby (roughing) 1:24, R. McGinnis Ply (roughing) 1:24, A. Self Sby (unsportsmanlike cnd., fighting) 2:55, J. Boll Ply (fighting) 2:55, A. Aliu Sby (roughing) 10:47, Z. McCullough Sby (holding) 10:47, A. Self Sby (hooking) 15:37

2nd Period 3. Plymouth, E. Brophey (9) (D. Ryder, J. Neal) 6:04 4. Plymouth, C. Terry (8) 6:53

Penalties - J. Neal Ply (tripping) 3:48, S. Ward Ply (slashing) 7:58, D. DiDiomete Sby (roughing) 11:40, J. Boll Ply (illegal equipment) 11:40, A. Fournier Ply (roughing) 11:40, A. Aliu Sby (inter. on goaltender) 14:56, G. Friesen Sby (fighting) 14:56, C. Terry Ply (fighting) 14:56, A. Aliu Sby (10-minute misconduct) 17:30

3rd Period 5. Sudbury, J. Donati (13) (P. Lusnak, J. D'Aversa) 3:20 PP 6. Sudbury, P. Lusnak (3) (J. Donati, K. Baker) 13:13

Penalties - W. Cunningham Ply (tripping) 1:30, S. Miller Sby (hooking) 4:50

OT Period 7. Plymouth, D. Collins (9) ( , R. McGinnis) 13:34

Penalties - C. Terry Ply (hooking) 9:41

SBY Shots: 13 12 9 1 TOTAL: 35 PLY Shots: 28 18 16 19 TOTAL: 81

Power Play Conversion Sudbury Wolves 2-6. Plymouth Whalers 1-6.

Goaltenders Sudbury Wolves Dahm 14-4-2-0 Min: 73:34 SV: 77 GA: 4 [L] Plymouth Whalers Neuvirth 13-3-1-0 Min: 73:34 SV: 32 GA: 3 [W]

Start : 7:07 PM End : 10:05 PM Attendance : 3359

Referee I: Brad Beer (21) Referee II: Scott Hoberg (13) LINESMAN I: Scott Cherrey (93) LINESMAN II: Joe Celestin (98)

*** OHL PLAYOFFS:

Series H PLYMOUTH vs. SUDBURY Series tied at 2 - 2 Game 1 - Fri May 4 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 4, Sudbury 1 Game 2 - Sun May 6 3:00 PM Sudbury 7, PLYMOUTH 3 Game 3 - Tue May 8 7:30 PM SUDBURY 5, Plymouth 4 OT Game 4 - Wed May 9 7:30 PM Plymouth 3, SUDBURY 1 Game 5 - Fri May 11 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 4, Sudbury 3 OT Game 6 - Sun May 13 7:00 PM Plymouth at Sudbury Game 7 - Tue May 15 7:05 PM * Sudbury at Plymouth

DIVISION FINALS

Series G (East) BELLEVILLE vs. SUDBURY Sudbury wins series 4 - 2 Game 1 - Wed Apr 18 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 3, Sudbury 2 Game 2 - Thu Apr 19 7:15 PM Sudbury 3, BELLEVILLE 2 OT Game 3 - Sun Apr 22 7:30 PM Belleville 2, SUDBURY 1 OT Game 4 - Mon Apr 23 7:30 PM SUDBURY 3, Belleville 2 OT Game 5 - Wed Apr 25 7:15 PM Sudbury 4, BELLEVILLE 1 Game 6 - Fri Apr 27 7:30 PM SUDBURY 4, Belleville 3 OT3

Series G (West) LONDON vs. PLYMOUTH Plymouth wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Thu Apr 19 7:00 PM Plymouth 5, LONDON 1 Game 2 - Fri Apr 20 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 5, London 1 Game 3 - Mon Apr 23 7:00 PM Plymouth 5, LONDON 2 Game 4 - Tue Apr 24 7:05 PM London 5, PLYMOUTH 2 Game 5 - Thu Apr 26 7:00 PM Plymouth 4, LONDON 1

SECOND ROUND

Series E (East) BARRIE vs. SUDBURY Sudbury wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Thu Apr 5 7:30 PM Sudbury 4, BARRIE 3 OT Game 2 - Sat Apr 7 7:30 PM SUDBURY 4, Barrie 3 OT2 Game 3 - Mon Apr 9 7:30 PM Sudbury 3, BARRIE 2 OT Game 4 - Wed Apr 11 7:30 PM SUDBURY 4, Barrie 2

Series F (East) BELLEVILLE vs. OSHAWA Belleville wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Fri Apr 6 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 7, Oshawa 5 Game 2 - Sun Apr 8 6:05 PM Belleville 5, OSHAWA 2 Game 3 - Tue Apr 10 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 6, Oshawa 4 Game 4 - Wed Apr 11 7:05 PM Belleville 5, OSHAWA 2

Series E (West) LONDON vs. SAULT STE. MARIE London wins series 4 - 3 Game 1 - Thu Apr 5 7:00 PM LONDON 3, Sault Ste. Marie 1 Game 2 - Fri Apr 6 7:30 PM LONDON 4, Sault Ste. Marie 1 Game 3 - Mon Apr 9 7:00 PM London 6, SAULT STE. MARIE 5 OT Game 4 - Tue Apr 10 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 3, London 0 Game 5 - Fri Apr 13 7:30 PM Sault Ste. Marie 5, LONDON 2 Game 6 - Sun Apr 15 2:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 5, London 4 Game 7 - Mon Apr 16 7:00 PM LONDON 8, Sault Ste. Marie 4

Series F (West) PLYMOUTH vs. KITCHENER Plymouth wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Fri Apr 6 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 6, Kitchener 5 OT Game 2 - Sun Apr 8 7:00 PM Plymouth 3, KITCHENER 2 Game 3 - Tue Apr 10 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 5, Kitchener 4 OT Game 4 - Wed Apr 11 7:30 PM KITCHENER 4, Plymouth 2 Game 5 - Fri Apr 13 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 4, Kitchener 1

FIRST ROUND

Series A (East) BARRIE vs. BRAMPTON Barrie wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Sat Mar 24 7:30 PM BARRIE 4, Brampton 2 Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 2:00 PM Barrie 3, BRAMPTON 2 OT2 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:30 PM BARRIE 4, Brampton 1 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:30 PM Barrie 5, BRAMPTON 4 OT

Series B (East) BELLEVILLE vs. OTTAWA Belleville wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Mon Mar 26 7:15 PM Ottawa 4, BELLEVILLE 3 OT Game 2 - Tue Mar 27 7:00 PM Belleville 5, OTTAWA 4 Game 3 - Thu Mar 29 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 3, Ottawa 0 Game 4 - Fri Mar 30 7:30 PM Belleville 4, OTTAWA 2 Game 5 - Sun Apr 1 7:15 PM BELLEVILLE 4, Ottawa 3 OT

Series C (East) MISSISSAUGA vs. SUDBURY Sudbury wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:30 PM Sudbury 5, MISSISSAUGA 4 Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 8:00 PM MISSISSAUGA 4, Sudbury 3 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:30 PM SUDBURY 3, Mississauga 1 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:30 PM SUDBURY 6, Mississauga 3 Game 5 - Sun Apr 1 7:00 PM Sudbury 6, MISSISSAUGA 3

Series D (East) OSHAWA vs. KINGSTON Oshawa wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:35 PM OSHAWA 3, Kingston 2 OT Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 2:00 PM Oshawa 7, KINGSTON 6 OT Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:05 PM OSHAWA 7, Kingston 4 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:00 PM KINGSTON 8, Oshawa 2 Game 5 - Fri Mar 30 7:35 PM OSHAWA 4, Kingston 2

Series A (West) LONDON vs. OWEN SOUND London wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:30 PM LONDON 6, Owen Sound 3 Game 2 - Sat Mar 24 7:30 PM London 2, OWEN SOUND 1 OT Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:00 PM LONDON 6, Owen Sound 3 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:00 PM London 8, OWEN SOUND 5

Series B (West) PLYMOUTH vs. GUELPH Plymouth wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Sat Mar 24 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 3, Guelph 2 OT Game 2 - Sun Mar 25 6:30 PM Plymouth 5, GUELPH 3 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:05 PM PLYMOUTH 7, Guelph 1 Game 4 - Thu Mar 29 7:00 PM Plymouth 3, GUELPH 2

Series C (West) KITCHENER vs. SARNIA Kitchener wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 - Thu Mar 22 7:00 PM KITCHENER 6, Sarnia 4 Game 2 - Fri Mar 23 7:35 PM Kitchener 4, SARNIA 3 Game 3 - Sun Mar 25 7:00 PM KITCHENER 3, Sarnia 2 Game 4 - Tue Mar 27 7:35 PM Kitchener 7, SARNIA 5

Series D (West) SAGINAW vs. SAULT STE. MARIE Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 - 2 Game 1 - Fri Mar 23 7:11 PM SAGINAW 4, Sault Ste. Marie 3 Game 2 - Sat Mar 24 7:11 PM Sault Ste. Marie 5, SAGINAW 1 Game 3 - Tue Mar 27 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 2, Saginaw 1 Game 4 - Wed Mar 28 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 5, Saginaw 3 Game 5 - Fri Mar 30 7:11 PM SAGINAW 7, Sault Ste. Marie 1 Game 6 - Sun Apr 1 7:00 PM SAULT STE. MARIE 4, Saginaw 3 OT

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