2021-22 Eastlink South Division Semifinal
(1) Yarmouth Mariners vs (4) Valley Wildcats
Game 1 – Friday, March 25th, 7:30 PM – Mariners Centre
Game 2 – Saturday, March 26th, 7:30 PM – Kings Mutual Century Centre
Game 3 – Tuesday, March 29th, 7:30 PM – Mariners Centre
Game 4 – Thursday, March 31st, 7:00 PM – Kings Mutual Century Centre
Game 5 – Saturday, April 2nd, 7:30 PM – Mariners Centre*
Game 6 – Sunday, April 3rd, 5:00 PM – Kings Mutual Century Centre*
Game 7 – Tuesday, April 5th, 7:30 PM – Mariners Centre*
*if necessary
| Yarmouth | Valley | |
| Regular Season Record (MHL Rank) | 25-8-4-1 (2nd) | 19-16-2-1 (8th) |
| Last 10 Games (current streak) | 7-1-1-1 | 5-5-0-0 |
| Goals For (MHL Rank) | 154 (3rd) | 109 (10th) |
| Goals Against (MHL Rank) | 108 (2nd) | 119 (6th) |
| Powerplay % (MHL Rank) | 24.6% (4th) | 24.1% (5th) |
| Penalty Kill % (MHL Rank) | 83.0% (3rd) | 89.4% (1st) |
| Top Scorer | Sam Gillis (21 G, 32 A) | Luke Wilson (18 G, 27 A) |
| Top Scoring Defenseman | Ben Roode (5 G, 30 A) | Vincent Bujold (2 G, 18 A) |
| Goaltenders | AJ DiChiara (11-3-0-1, 2.31 GAA, .913 SV%, 4 SO) Christophe Beluse (14-5-4-0, 2.98 GAA, .906 SV%, 2 SO) |
Antoine Lyonnais (11-5-2-1, 2.71 GAA, .924 SV%) Justin Bourque (8-11-0-0, 3.34 GAA, .911 SV%, 1 SO) |
| Head to Head Record | 4-1-0-1 | 2-4-0-0 |
| Leading Scorer in Season Series | Cole Foston (3 G, 3 A) Reilly Mayne (4 G, 2 A) |
Luke Wilson (4 G, 3 A) |
Previous Meetings
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- Yarmouth 3 @ Valley 0 – October 1st
- Valley 4 @ Yarmouth 2 – November 12th
- Valley 3 @ Yarmouth 4 – December 3rd
- Yarmouth 4 @ Valley 3 – December 11th
- Valley 1 @ Yarmouth 6 – February 23rd
- Yarmouth 3 @ Valley 4 (SO) – March 19th
Notes
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- The Yarmouth Mariners are the reigning Canadian Tire Cup champions, having captured the trophy with a four-game sweep of the Campbellton Tigers to end the 2018-19 season. The trophy was not awarded the past two seasons due to COVID-19.
- This is Valley’s first appearance in a playoff series since the 2015-16 season when they fell to the Pictou County Weeks Crushers in six games. Yarmouth and Valley faced each other the previous season, 2014-15, where Valley won the series in five games including victories in double and triple overtime.
- Offense from defense. The Yarmouth Mariners boast five of the top 13 scoring defensemen in the MHL. Ben Roode led all blueliners with 35 points. The Mariners have generated 143 points from their defensemen this season, compared to 74 for Valley.
- When it comes to playing at home, Yarmouth was 12-5-2-0 at Mariners Centre while Valley was 12-4-2-1 at the Kings Mutual Century Centre. However, the Mariners were even better on the road at 13-3-2-1 and outscored their opponents 83-53.
- Valley tallied the third-most penalty minutes in the MHL with 721, but had the league’s best penalty-killing percentage at 89.4%. In their six meetings, the Mariners were a combined 1 for 14 on the powerplay against the Wildcats.
- Yarmouth had the fifth-best goals for per game at 4.05 compared to Valley’s 10th-ranked offense at 2.87.