Gulls take Sport 2 behind Boyle shutout | TheAHL.com

Kevin Boyle made 29 saves for his first shutout of 2018-19, backstopping San Diego to a Three-Zero win over Chicago in Sport 2 of the Western Convention Finals on Saturday evening.Tied at 1-1, the sequence resumes in San Diego on Wednesday.Boyle made his first look since Could four, when he left Sport 2 of the Gulls’ second-round sequence in opposition to Bakersfield with an damage. He stopped eight pictures within the first interval, 10 within the second and 11 extra within the third for his first shutout since Feb. 14, 2018.Sam Carrick opened the scoring at 6:56 of the primary interval along with his sixth aim of the playoffs, potting the rebound of an Adam Cracknell shot. It was simply the fourth time in 12 playoff video games that the Gulls grabbed a 1-Zero lead.Drawing into the lineup for the primary time since Apr. 24, Jack Kopacka made it 2-Zero at 2:08 of the second interval. Kopacka’s preliminary shot from the fitting circle was blocked, however his second attempt beat Oscar Dansk (20 saves) for his first aim of the playoffs.Sam Metal completed the scoring with an empty-netter from middle ice at 18:42 of the third interval.Kiefer Sherwood recorded two assists for the Gulls, who improved to 5-2 on the street this postseason.The loss snapped the Wolves’ six-game house successful streak.Western Convention Finals – Sequence “N” (best-of-7)C1-Chicago Wolves vs. P3-San Diego GullsGame 1 – Fri., Could 17 – CHICAGO 5, San Diego four (OT) | Recap/HighlightsGame 2 – Sat., Could 18 – San Diego Three, CHICAGO 0Game Three – Wed., Could 22 – Chicago at San Diego, 10:00, AHLTVGame four – Fri., Could 24 – Chicago at San Diego, 10:00, AHLTVGame 5 – Sat., Could 25 – Chicago at San Diego, 10:00, AHLTV*Sport 6 – Mon., Could 27 – San Diego at Chicago, eight:00, AHLTV*Sport 7 – Wed., Could 29 – San Diego at Chicago, eight:00, AHLTV*if mandatory… All instances Japanese