The Toronto Patriots delivered a series clinching performance on Wednesday night, shutting out the Mississauga Chargers 5–0 at Port Credit Memorial Arena.
After a scoreless opening period, Toronto erupted in the second frame. **Bruno** opened the scoring just 19 seconds in, before **Cooksey** doubled the lead on the power play midway through the period with helpers from Vacca and Bruno.
**Cummins** added another late in the period to give the Patriots a commanding 3–0 advantage heading into the third.
Toronto kept the pressure on in the final period as **Karmiris** extended the lead with his seventh of the postseason, assisted by Bruno and Howard.
**Palermo** capped off the night with a power-play marker at 16:07 to seal the 5–0 victory.
Despite the loss, Mississauga generated plenty of chances, outshooting Toronto early and finishing with **42 shots**, but Patriots netminder **Caracciolo** was perfect, stopping every puck he faced to earn the **42-save shutout**.
Toronto fired **40 shots** of their own, while going **2-for-6 on the power play**, compared to Mississauga’s **0-for-3**.
**Final:** Toronto 5 – Mississauga 0
**Shots:** Mississauga 42, Toronto 40
**Power Plays:** Toronto 2/6 | Mississauga 0/3
A strong night at both ends of the ice for the Patriots as they win the series and advance to the second round of the postseason.
Congratulations to the Mississauga Chargers for their incredible season.
