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OT Goal Gives Manchester Monarchs 2-0 Lead In Calder Cup Finals

Rich Tilton/manchestermonarchs.com

The Manchester Monarchs are two wins away from the team’s first Calder Cup championship.

An overtime goal Sunday gave the Manchester Monarchs a 2-1 victory in Game 2, and a commanding 2-0 lead in the series against the Utica Comets.

The Monarchs took Game 1 in overtime, as well.

“Well, we are up two, but again this game was decided in overtime,” Head Coach Mike Stothers said. “It is not going to be easy for either team and I thought they played much better than they did yesterday. I knew they were a good team. We’re going into Utica and we are going to have to stay together as a collective group.”

Nic Dowd scored the game-winning goal in Game 2, his fifth goal of the playoffs.

The series now heads to Utica, where the two teams face off for Game 3 Wednesday night.

Michael serves as NHPR's Program Director. Michael came to NHPR in 2012, working as the station's newscast producer/reporter. In 2015, he took on the role of Morning Edition producer. Michael worked for eight years at The Telegraph of Nashua, covering education and working as the metro editor.
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