After finishing the regular season with a loss to the Oakville Blades 3-2 on March 3rd the Jr. Sabres finished the regular season in fifth place. The loss gives the Blades home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven, first-round series.
The Blades (32-20-1-3) finished in fourth place in the West Conference with 68 points, one more than the Jr. Sabres at 67 points (31-20-0-5).
All games in the series begin at 7 p.m. and are scheduled as follows:
Friday, March 8, in Oakville
Sunday, March 10, in Buffalo
Tuesday, March 12, in Oakville
Wednesday, March 13, in Buffalo
*Friday, March 15, in Oakville
*Sunday, March 17, in Buffalo
*Tuesday, March 19, in Oakville
* if necessary