Down 2-0, Charlottetown Islanders need a playoff win on home ice to survive
Charlottetown has lost 2 close games to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
The Charlottetown Islanders will be looking for their first win of their semifinal series against theBlainville-BoisbriandArmada when they play on home ice Tuesday.
The Armandabeat the Islanders 3-1 and 1-0 in games one and two, respectively,in the third round of the Quebec MajorJunior Hockey League's playoffs.
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Craig Foster, the presidentof operations for the Islanders, saidhe thought the team played well Saturday.
"Anytime you lose a 1-0 hockey game, you know it was a well-played game," he said.
"I thought both goaltenders played well and we had a chance to tie it there at the end of the game.We just couldn't get it done."
Foster said he likes the team effort and the way they played in the first two games.
Tickets for Tuesday and Wednesday's home gamesare available online or can be purchased from the box office Monday.
The winner of the series will face the winner of theAcadie-Bathurst Titanand Victoriaville Tigresseries. The Titan are up 2-0.