The Port Hope Predators started their playoff run with a bang on Friday night, with a 7-2 win over the Lindsay Muskies.

It was game one of their East Division quarter-final series.
 
Though the Muskies carried the play in the first period (and entered the second with a 2-1 lead) the Preds charged out of the gate in the second frame with three quick goals to take the lead and never looked back. Leading the way were Chad Dunlop and Tyler Miller who took turns filling the Lindsay net on the way to the victory.
 
"I got a lot of help from my linemates," said Dunlop, who had five points on the night. "We wanted to blow them out of the water and let them know we're here for real."
 
The club will look to take a strangehold on the best-of-five series with a win in game two on Sunday in Minden, where the Muskies are playing their home games due to a municipal workers strike in Lindsay.

“We won't change too much. We'll try to fill the net again,” Dunlop said.