Buffalo downs Mississauga, 4-1
Nick Desimone tallied one point to lead the Buffalo Jr. Sabres to a 4-1 victory over the Mississauga Chargers (pictured - the Mississauga Chargers put up a good fight in their first OJHL post-season contest in seven years - photo credit: Timothy T. Ludwig/OJHL Images).
The win gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series.
Buffalo additionally got points from Michael Ederer, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Buffalo included Ryan Schmelzer and Max Mikowski, who scored one goal each. More assists for Buffalo came via Ben Casale, who had one and Dennis Gilbert and Josh Gabriel, who contributed two a piece.
Mississauga was led by Zack Lansfield, who scored the team's only goal. Lansfield scored 10:09 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Ayrton Valente assisted on the tally.
Joseph Pianta made 21 saves for the Jr. Sabres on 22 shots. Buffalo incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Austin Washkurak rejected 26 shots on goal for the Chargers. Mississauga incurred 30 minutes in penalty time with five minors. For the Chargers, Nick Tetley was ejected from the game.
