Throughout the regular season there had been little between these two teams but at the SkyDome Arena on Saturday afternoon in the first of the play-off semi-finals, the Knights were superior in almost every way. Forging ahead 4-0 inside 10 minutes, the Knights ensured that the Wildcats were forever playing catch-up.
For some, it might have been game over, but the Wildcats - at their first play-off finals weekend since 2014 - were not about to slip away quietly. Crucially, they got on the board soon after going four goals down, Gospel again twice keeping the lead intact before he was finally beaten when Sam Bullas jabbed a rebound home from close range at 11.51.
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