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LANTZ<\/strong>: The East Hants Ryson Construction Penguins are headed to the championship final after a 5\u20132 win over the Eastern Shore Thunder in Game 5 of their best-of-seven semifinal series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captain Sam Rogers led the way with two goals, including a shorthanded marker, as the Penguins clinched the series and advanced to face the Admirals in the league final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The schedule for the championship series is expected to be announced soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rogers said the team delivered the effort it needed to close out the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a big one. There\u2019s a lot more to be done,\u201d Rogers said after the game. \u201cGame two wasn\u2019t the best of us, and we\u2019ve been getting off to a slow start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut tonight was a big one and we just have to continue on from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Penguins came out strong early before a chippy middle stretch of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst period was great,\u201d Rogers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe kind of went down to their level in the second and then brought it back in the third and got the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also scoring for East Hants were Jacob Edwards, Nathan Langille, and Ethan Hines. Langille and Hines both struck on the power play as the Penguins capitalized on key opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garrett MacLean and Connor Lloyd each had two assists, while Hines, Edwards, Rogers, and Dylan Rafuse chipped in with one helper apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A turning point came early in the third period when the Thunder were assessed two major penalties on the same play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cruz Thompson received a major for head contact while Brady Stone was handed a match penalty at 1:16 of the period after Rogers was knocked down and cross-checked while players were piled on top of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

East Hants made the Thunder pay, scoring two power-play goals during the extended man advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rogers said the penalties helped the Penguins build momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThem going in the box definitely helped us in the aspect of scoring and getting a little bit of a lead there and getting comfortable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In goal, Gabe Rendell turned aside 25 of 27 shots to earn the win for the Penguins. East Hants directed 33 shots at Thunder netminder Logan Wall, who stopped 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game featured plenty of physical play, finishing with 46 penalty minutes\u201424 to East Hants and 22 to Eastern Shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penguins forward Rylan Hiltz was also assessed a gross misconduct while serving a slashing penalty late in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the series-clinching victory secured, the Penguins now turn their attention to the championship series against the Admirals as they look to capture the league title.<\/p>\n\n\n

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