The Oshawa Generals authored a three-minute penalty kill, including a minute with two of their best checkers in the box, to outlast the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 in a game that might be an intriguing prologue for the Memorial Cup final.
The Rockets had Dakota Mermis and Cole Cassels penalized 60 seconds apart in the final 4½ minutes, but goalie Ken Appleby rose to the occasion with a skein of his saves to deny star Leon Draisaitl and teammates the equalizer. With the win, the Generals (3-0) advanced directly to Sunday's final and will have four days of rest and relaxation as they attempt to avoid the fate of the 2012 London Knights and 2014 Guelph Storm, who each earned the bye but lost the final.