ESTERO, Fla. � Leon Hayward scored a goal and had two assists and Andrew Allen made 21 saves to help the Trenton Titans capture the Kelly Cup Championship with a 4-1 win over the Florida Everblades in front of a record standing-room-only crowd of 7,805 on Wednesday.
Hayward gave Trenton a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 13:09 of the first period, assisted by Nick Deschenes and Paul Brown. Rick Kowalsky made it 2-0 with a goal at 19:51 of the first, assisted by Steve Munn and Hayward.
Keith Anderson made it 2-1 with a goal at 2:07 of the second period, assisted by Ernie Hartlieb and Kris Vernarsky.
Michael Schutte made it 3-1 with a goal at 2:51 of the third period, assisted by Hayward. Deschenes closed out the scoring with a goal at 10:54 of the third, assisted by B.J. Abel.
Allen picked up his 14th win of the Kelly Cup Playoffs while Tyler MacKay made 21 saves in the loss.
- Box Score - Game 6 -
Trenton Titans win 2005 Kelly Cup over the Florida Everblades, 4 games to 2
Trenton (4) at Florida (1)
SCORE BY PERIODS
Trenton 2 0 2--4
Florida 0 1 0--1
FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Trenton-Hayward 6 (power play) (Deschenes;
Brown) 13:09. 2, Trenton-Kowalsky 10 (game winner) (Munn; Hayward)
19:51. Penalties: Robinson, TRE (Tripping), 0:27. Church, FLA
(Interference), 11:38. Munn, TRE (High sticking), 16:15.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Florida-Anderson 4 (Hartlieb; Vernarsky)
2:07. Penalties: Munn, TRE (High sticking), 5:13. Church, FLA
(Roughing), 9:48. Ruggeri, TRE (Slashing), 19:44.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Trenton-Schutte 7 (Hayward) 2:51. 5,
Trenton-Deschenes 9 (Abel) 10:54. Penalties: Vernarsky, FLA (Elbowing),
4:26. Kowalsky, TRE (Hooking), 5:03. Church, FLA
(Obstr goalie interfe), 6:58. Haggett, TRE (Cross checking), 11:04.
Haggett, TRE (Tripping), 13:46. Church, FLA (Roughing), 14:45.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Trenton 11 6 8--25
Florida 7 11 4--22
Power Play Conversions: Trenton - 1 of 5, Florida - 0 of 7.
Goalies: Trenton-Allen (22 shots, 21 saves; record: 14-3-3). Florida-
MacKay (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 9-7-0).
A: 7805. Referee: T. Koharski. Linesmen: Jones; Carnathan.
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