Markham rolls over Whitby, 5-1
The win by Markham broke a deadlock and gave Markham a two-one advantage in the best of seven series.
Royals' Marcus Semiao was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 29 saves and let only one puck past him.
Fury's power play was ineffective against Markham's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.
Royals stifled Whitby's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.Markham kept Fury's goalie busy throughout the game, and Daniel Mannella made 34 saves on 39 shots.
Royals were helped by Joel Knight, who tallied one goal and one assist.Knight scored in the first period to make the score 1-0 Markham. Tyson Bruce claimed the first assist on the goal, and Jonathan Prasnjak got the second.Markham additionally got points from Bruce, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Markham also had goals scored by Jeff Joynt, who had one and Sean Perichak, who had two. In addition, Markham received assists from Marco Azzano, who had two and Prasnjak and Lucas Condotta, who each chipped in one.
Whitby put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Markham to score on any of their six power plays.
Royals incurred 32 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Fury incurred 26 minutes in penalty time with three minors.
