2021-22 Eastlink South Division Semifinal
(2) Amherst Ramblers vs (3) Truro Bearcats
Game 1 – Thursday, March 24th, 7:00 PM – Amherst Stadium
Game 2 – Monday, March 28th, 7:00 PM – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Game 3 – Tuesday, March 29th, 7:30 PM – Amherst Stadium
Game 4 – Thursday, March 31st, 7:00 PM – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Game 5 – Saturday, April 2nd, 7:00 PM – Amherst Stadium*
Game 6 – Sunday, April 3rd, 7:00 PM – Rath Eastlink Community Centre*
Game 7 – Tuesday, April 5th, 7:30 PM – Amherst Stadium*
*if necessary
| Amherst | Truro | |
| Regular Season Record (MHL Rank) | 19-14-2-2 (6th) | 19-15-2-0 (7th) |
| Last 10 Games (current streak) | 2-7-1-0 | 6-4-0-0 |
| Goals For(MHL Rank) | 106 (11th) | 116 (9th) |
| Goals Against (MHL Rank) | 114 (4th) | 111 (3rd) |
| Powerplay % (MHL Rank) | 16.4% (9th) | 15.6% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill % (MHL Rank) | 81.2% (6th) | 81.8% (4th) |
| Top Scorer | Samuel Michaud (15 G, 20 A) | Luke Munroe (23 G, 23 A) |
| Top Scoring Defenseman | Brock Bartholomew (9 G, 12 A) | Brant King (1 G, 13 A) |
| Goaltenders | Mitchell Dudar (9-8-1-1, 2.55 GAA, .920 SV%) Josh Ward (10-6-1-1, 3.20 GAA, .897 SV%) |
Mavrick Goyer (15-3-1-0, 2.07 GAA, .932 SV%, 5 SO) Frederic Plourde (7-7-1-0, 3.26 GAA, .902 SV%) |
| Head to Head Record | 3-3-0-0 | 3-2-1-0 |
| Leading Scorer in Season Series | Julien Hebert (2 G, 6 A) | Luke Munroe (7 G, 2 A) |
Previous Meetings
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- Amherst 5 @ Truro 1 – October 20th
- Amherst 3 @ Truro 2 (OT) – November 3rd
- Truro 1 @ Amherst 3 – November 27th
- Truro 3 @ Amherst 0 – February 21st
- Amherst 0 @ Truro 8 – February 23rd
- Truro 3 @ Amherst 2 – March 19th
Notes
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- This is the first playoff meeting between Amherst and Truro since the 2016-17 Eastlink South Final, which was won by the Bearcats in five games. Truro would go on to win the MHL Championship in seven games over Miramichi.
- Since play resumed in February, the Ramblers are 2-7-1-0, averaging 1.8 goals per game, while Truro is 8-4-0-0, averaging 3.0 goals per game.
- The first goal of each game will be critical, if the regular season results mean anything. Amherst had the third-best record in the league when scoring first at 13-2-1-1 (.824%). Truro was 10-3-2-0 (.733 %). Along the same line, Amherst is 8-0-0-1 when leading after the 1st period, while Truro is a perfect 9-0-0-0.
- The Ramblers had the second-best penalty killing percentage at home at 84.6%, with Truro right behind them at 84.3%
- Truro scored the second-most shorthanded goals with seven. Amherst had two.