Independence, MO – The Kansas City Mavericks finished the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a statement, shutting out the Tulsa Oilers 4-0 on Monday night at Cable Dahmer Arena to win the series in six games.
Jack LaFontaine was rock-solid again, stopping all 24 shots he faced for his second shutout of the postseason. Kansas City outshot Tulsa 32-24 and controlled the pace throughout the night.
The Mavericks opened the scoring at 9:45 of the first period, when Cade Borchardt buried a breakaway created off a play along the boards. Justin MacPherson picked up the lone assist. Just minutes later at 16:32, Jackson Berezowski made it 2-0, finishing off a crisp pass from David Cotton, with Landon McCallum adding the second assist.
Kansas City added to the lead late in the second period at 17:59, when Damien Giroux struck to extend the advantage.
Nolan Sullivan sealed the win with a third-period goal at 13:07, assisted by Nathan Dunkley, to cap off a dominant Mavericks performance.
The Mavericks’ penalty kill was sharp, going 2-for-2, while the power play finished 0-for-2.
Kansas City now advances to the Mountain Division Finals to take on the Tahoe Knight Monsters.
Game 1 is Sunday, May 4 at 4:00 PM at Cable Dahmer Arena.
Game 2 is Monday, May 5 at 7:00 PM at Cable Dahmer Arena.
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