Minor league report: Nailers top Fuel, advance to Central Division final
Forwards Justin Addamo and Matt Koopman each scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers, who closed out a Central Division semifinal series with a 4-2 home win against the Indy Fuel in Game 5 at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Saturday.
The Nailers won the best-of-seven series, 4-1.
Forward Lukas Svejkovsky recorded two assists for Wheeling while goaltender Jaxon Castor made 37 saves in the victory.
Highlights:
The Nailers will face the Toledo Walleye in the Central Division final series. The schedule for that round:
Game 1 - May 3 at Toledo, 7:15 p.m.
Game 2 - May 4 at Toledo, 7:15 p.m.
Game 3 - May 8 at Wheeling, 7:10 p.m.
Game 4 - May 10 at Wheeling, 7:10 p.m.
*-Game 5 - May 11 at Wheeling, 7:10 p.m.
*-Game 6 - May 13 at Toledo, 7:15 p.m.
*-Game 7 - May 14 at Toldeo, 7:15, p.m.
*-If necessary.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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