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\"Komets \"2010<\/p>\n

Press release from the Komets:<\/p>\n

Komets clip Generals 3-2 to take 1-0 Finals lead Game 2 Monday in Fort Wayne<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For the third straight year the Komets won game 1 of the Finals in Fort Wayne defeating the visiting Flint Generals 3-2 in front of 8,089 at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne Saturday night.<\/p>\n

After a scoreless first period it only took 1:18 into the second stanza for Fort Wayne’s Justin Hodgman to put the Komets on the board first on the power play. Flint answered with the man advantage at 3:18 with John Ronan’s fifth of the playoffs. Jamie Schaafsma put the Generals on top 2-1 at 8:54. Fort Wayne’s Justin Chewedoruk solved Flint’s Rob Nolan at 13:34 to send the game into the second intermission tied at 2.<\/p>\n

The only goal of the third period was Guy Dupuis’ second game winning mark of the playoffs to give Fort Wayne a a 3-2 win and 1-0 Finals lead.<\/p>\n

Nick Boucher earned his fourth straight post-season win for the Komets making 22 saves while Rob Nolan suffered his third post-season loss stopping 28 of 31 Fort Wayne shots.
\n-gamesheet-<\/p>\n

Game 2 is Monday night at 7:30 in Fort Wayne. Still plenty of good seats remain. Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum ticket office and online at www.ticketmaster.com<\/span>.<\/p>\n

FORT WAYNE KOMETS VS FLINT GENERALS<\/strong>
\n2010 IHL Turner Cup best-of-seven Finals
\nFort Wayne leads 1-0<\/p>\n