GAME 1: PLAYOFFS HEAT IT SEEMS THE FALCONS OWN THE HEAT, EVEN WITH 3RD BACK-UP GOALIE #21ROSS PSUTY FILLING IN FOR THE STUCK IN TRAFFIC #1 TOM DETAMORE. THE FALCONS WOULD SCORE FIRST BY A GREAT GOAL FROM #9 ANTHONY PANNULLO. BUT THE HEAT WOULD SCORE AND TIE THE GAME UP AT ONE. #2 TONY KOUS WOULD SCORE FROM A GREAT ONE-TIMMER SET UP BY THE PAN MAN PANNULLO. #15 ATTILA NEMETH WOULD SCORE THE 3RD GOAL AS THE 1ST PERIOD CAME TO A CLOSE. IN THE SECOND PERIOD, THE HEAT CAME ON STRONG. BUT THE FALCONS DEFENSE WAS UP TO THE MATCH. THEN THE FALCONS WENT TO WORK ON THE HEAT'S GOALTENDER WHEN #17 GLENN MASON FOUND A REBOUND AND ROOFED A NICE BACK HANDER OVER THE GOALIE. THE HEAT WOULD SCORE A SECOND GOAL, BEFORE THE CHANGING OF THE GOALIES. WITH TOM DETAMORE BACK IN NET, ALL OF THE HEAT'S GOALS WHERE DENIED. THEN TO GET THE INSURANCE GOAL, ROSS PSUTY WAS BACK SKATING ON THE ICE WHERE HE BELONGED. HE BLOCKED A PASS IN THE CENTER AND RAN WITH IT TO THE NET AND CASHED THE 5TH GOAL IN. FINAL 5- 2 |