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Jagr scores twice, Mets take 1-0 series lead.
NANAIMO -- The Seattle Metropolitans started setting new goals after stealing the Milt Dunnell Cup opener from the Nanaimo Clippers.
Jaromir Jagr scored twice and the Mets beat the Clippers 4-2 on Thursday night.
The Mets will try to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series on Saturday before returning to Seattle for Games 3 and 4.
"We said that we wanted to win one game here and we did," Jagr said. "It's huge."
Brent Sutter and Bill Gadsby also scored for the Mets.
"You don't win the series in the first game. I've seen in the past where other teams come into the visiting building and say they just want to win one game, but now we want to win a second game," Sutter said.
Adam Oates and Earl Seibert also scored for the Clippers.
Bernie Federko had two assists for the Mets, seting up both goals by Jagr.
"They were just better than us," Nanaimo captain Sylvio Mantha said. "We took some penalties, we were undisciplined at times."
Nanaimo's Allan Stanley and Earl Seibert received penalties before Gadsby tied it 2-2 at 10:02 of the second period. Jagr scored the go-ahead goal just 38 seconds later.
Gadsby scored his goal on a one-timer. Then, Jagr skated in and sent a shot off goalie Glenn Hall's chest before putting the rebound past him.
"We were in the box the whole night. You can't create offense when you're killing penalties," Seibert said.
After Stanley tripped and turned over the puck early in the third, Jagr came in on a breakaway and scored after Hall skated out of the net and tripped him. Jagr wasn't deterred, and he put the puck into an open net as he slid past Hall.
"I missed the puck, and he just made a nice play," Hall said.
Mets goalie Chuck Gardiner looked sharp in his first ever Finals appearance.
Gardiner said he felt good "I was a bit nervous at the start, but really settled down and the boys played excellent in front.
"Now that we have one we want the next one as well," Gardiner said. "We know it's going to be tougher than tonight. We'll have to play a lot better."
Oates opened the scoring just three minutes in after Odie Cleghorn made a nifty pass to a streaking Roy Conacher, for a two-on-one.
Sutter tied it after his pass went off Toronto defenseman Bill Hajt's skate and in at 5:05 of the first.
Seibert's one-timer from the blue line gave Nanaimo a 2-1 lead on the power play at 18:33 of the first, but Seattle scored the game's final three goals.
NANAIMO -- The Seattle Metropolitans started setting new goals after stealing the Milt Dunnell Cup opener from the Nanaimo Clippers.
Jaromir Jagr scored twice and the Mets beat the Clippers 4-2 on Thursday night.
The Mets will try to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series on Saturday before returning to Seattle for Games 3 and 4.
"We said that we wanted to win one game here and we did," Jagr said. "It's huge."
Brent Sutter and Bill Gadsby also scored for the Mets.
"You don't win the series in the first game. I've seen in the past where other teams come into the visiting building and say they just want to win one game, but now we want to win a second game," Sutter said.
Adam Oates and Earl Seibert also scored for the Clippers.
Bernie Federko had two assists for the Mets, seting up both goals by Jagr.
"They were just better than us," Nanaimo captain Sylvio Mantha said. "We took some penalties, we were undisciplined at times."
Nanaimo's Allan Stanley and Earl Seibert received penalties before Gadsby tied it 2-2 at 10:02 of the second period. Jagr scored the go-ahead goal just 38 seconds later.
Gadsby scored his goal on a one-timer. Then, Jagr skated in and sent a shot off goalie Glenn Hall's chest before putting the rebound past him.
"We were in the box the whole night. You can't create offense when you're killing penalties," Seibert said.
After Stanley tripped and turned over the puck early in the third, Jagr came in on a breakaway and scored after Hall skated out of the net and tripped him. Jagr wasn't deterred, and he put the puck into an open net as he slid past Hall.
"I missed the puck, and he just made a nice play," Hall said.
Mets goalie Chuck Gardiner looked sharp in his first ever Finals appearance.
Gardiner said he felt good "I was a bit nervous at the start, but really settled down and the boys played excellent in front.
"Now that we have one we want the next one as well," Gardiner said. "We know it's going to be tougher than tonight. We'll have to play a lot better."
Oates opened the scoring just three minutes in after Odie Cleghorn made a nifty pass to a streaking Roy Conacher, for a two-on-one.
Sutter tied it after his pass went off Toronto defenseman Bill Hajt's skate and in at 5:05 of the first.
Seibert's one-timer from the blue line gave Nanaimo a 2-1 lead on the power play at 18:33 of the first, but Seattle scored the game's final three goals.