Greyhounds Grab Series Lead in Quarterfinals

0:00It's March 28th. This is Vancouver News today, AI-powered stories from your city. Salty SS. Marie Greyhounds grabbed a one-nothing series lead over the London Knights with a 4-1 win in Game 1 of their Western Conference Quarter Finals. On March 27th at Canada, Lifeplace, Marco Magnosa led the charge with a goal and two assists, while Jeremy Martin chipped in two tallies himself. London struck first, just 34 seconds in on a slick backhand feed, but the Greyhounds fired back quick with a tie and a lead goal a minute. Apart to end the first period up, 2-1. Magnosa added a power play snipe in the second, and Martin sealed it on another man advantage marker in the third. The Knights took some hits, literally. Defenseman Kayla Mitchell left after her first period collision and didn't return, plus Ford-Jessie Nirmysat out with a regular season injury. Shots were tied at 25-24 for Solstay. Marie, who went two-for-four on the power play while London

1:01went 0-3. Fans felt the sting of those early miscues and penalties turning the tide, putting pressure on the Knights to bounce back and avoid an early hole in. This best of seven grind. Game 2 drops Sunday. March 29th at 6 p.m. back at Canada Lifeplace, where they'll honor the 2016 Memorial Cup champs and hook the first 1,000 fans with banners should be a charged atmosphere as London looks to even it up.