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Lourens, Parker lead charge as Pilots blast Panthers

The Abbotsford Pilots crushed the Port Moody Black Panthers on Tuesday to claim a 2-0 lead in their first round playoff series.

The Abbotsford Pilots crushed the Port Moody Black Panthers on Tuesday to claim a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first round playoff series.

The Pilots out-shot the Panthers 57-20 at MSA Arena, and Kevin Lourens (two goals, two assists) and Brad Parker (one goal, three assists) each had four-point nights to lead the offensive assault. Justin Dorey (2), Adam Rossi and Dakota Schipper also scored for the Pilots, while goalie Aaron Oakley stopped 19 of 20 shots.

The Pilots host the Panthers in Game 3 on Friday (7:30 p.m., MSA Arena). The balance of the series schedule is as follows.

Game 4: Saturday, 7:45 p.m., Port Moody Arena

*Game 5: Tuesday, March 6, 7 p.m., MSA Arena

*Game 6: Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., Port Moody Arena

*Game 7: Friday, March 9, 7:30 p.m., MSA Arena

*if necessary