KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The early deficit proved to be too much for the Ice Bears in their elimination bout against Roanoke on Sunday night.
The Rail Yard Dawgs raced out to a 2-0 lead in the first five minutes of play, and a shorthanded goal in the second period helped hand Knoxville a 3-1 loss in the pivotal game three battle.
Knoxville found the net on a power-play goal in the first courtesy of Stepan Timofeyev which made it a one-goal game. The Ice Bears had another crucial power-play opportunity in the following frame, but Roanoke forward Nick Ford buried the breakaway to pad the Rail Yard Dawgs' lead once again.
Roanoke moves on to play second-seeded Huntsville in the President's Cup semifinals. That best-of-three series begins in Roanoke on Thursday, April 21 at 7:05 p.m.
