Ian Taylor tallied one point to lead the Burnsville Blaze to a 3-0 victory over the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles.

The win gave Burnsville a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

The Blaze's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Bloomington Kennedy power plays. Burnsville kept Bloomington Kennedy's goalie busy throughout the game, and David Johnson made 52 saves on 55 shots.

Burnsville also got a goal from Tyler Sheehy as well. In addition, Burnsville received assists from Brock Boesser, who had three and Jack Ahcan, Cole Borchardt, and Teemu Kivihalme, who each chipped in one.

Chris Mallon rejected 16 shots on goal for the Blaze. Burnsville incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. The Eagles incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.