1) Ah, a good old fashioned goalie matchup! Two of the top goalies in the league, Casimir Stevens and Peter Larson went toe to toe in this one. Stevens got the upper hand in this one, as the Whalers went on to win 4-2. I believe that Casimir Stevens' performance and special teams were the difference makers in this one. Stevens is no stranger to playing great and winning games, and the powerplay of the Whalers finally clicked after a lot of tweaking in the lineup.
Let's have a closer look at those two factors in this big win for the Vancouver Whalers
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2) Casimir Stevens. What a man, what a goalie! Another classic, textbook game from the Canadian turned Czech netminder. The Armada threw everything they had at him, but it just wasn't enough. As the, arguably, top goalie in the minors, Stevens is counted on by his team to play like this each time he steps on the ice. This is exactly the game he needs to have in the playoffs to steal a few for the Whalers. A .931 save percentage, just stone cold robbed the Armada of any points in this one. Big games like this prove time and time again why Stevens is the GOAT

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3) In many games, the power play is the difference for the winner. This was no exception, as the Vancouver Whalers went two for three with the man advantage. I know the Whalers had a lot of trouble early on with their power play. They just couldn't get it to click. The coaching staff made a lot of changes, and something they did here worked as it was a big difference maker for them in this one. Any good team needs to score on the powerplay and the Whalers did a great job with it here. The Armada also scored on the powerplay, but despite having equal chances, they did not have equal conversions with the man advantage and that was the difference maker of the day!
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