Toledo's Tyson Spink steals the puck from Fort Wayne's Garrett Thompson during the first period.
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Toledo Walleye player Evan Rankin takes a hard check from Will Weber of the Fort Wayne Komets during Friday's playoff game at the Huntington Center. The Walleye won, 2-1, to take a 1-0 lead in the ECHL Central Division finals.
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Toledo Walleye player Alden Hirschfeld takes a shot from Fort Wayne's Shawn Szydlowski during the first period of Friday's ECHL Central Division finals Game 1 at the Huntington Center.
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Komets goalie Pat Nagle stops a shot as Kyle Bonis of the Walleye looks for a rebound.
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Dan Milan of the Fort Wayne Komets chases Zach Nastasiuk of the Toledo Walleye during the first period of their ECHL playoff game at the Huntington Center.
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Fort Wayne's Will Weber picks up the puck as Toledo's Dane Walters closes in.
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Toledo Walleye and Fort Wayne Komets players fight during the first period of Friday's game.
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Shane Berschbach of the Walleye shoots the puck against Fort Wayne's Dan Milan.
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Toledo Walleye player Dane Walters defends against Mike Cazzola of the Komets.
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Toledo Walleye goalie Jeff Lerg stops a shot by Shawn Szydlowski of the Fort Wayne Komets during Toledo's 2-1 win in Game 1 of the ECHL Central Division finals.
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A.J. Jenks of the Toledo Walleye scores a goal against the Fort Wayne Komets.
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Toledo Walleye players Dane Walters, center, Landon Oslanski and A.J. Jenks celebrate a goal against Fort Wayne.
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Toledo Walleye ice crew member Ian Graves loses his grip as he carries off a walleye thrown to the ice after Toledo scored against the Fort Wayne Komets.
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A shot by Trevor Cheek of Fort Wayne slides by Toledo Walleye goalie Jeff Lerg.
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Komets players Gabriel Desjardins (14) and Trevor Cheek celebrate a goal as a Toledo Walleye fan heckles them.
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Toledo Walleye goalie Jeff Lerg stops a shot by Fort Wayne's Shawn Szydlowski.
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Toledo Walleye player Landon Oslanski blasts the puck past Travis Ewanyk of the Fort Wayne Komets and over the right pad of goalie Pat Nagle for a goal.
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Jordan Hill (41) of the Toledo Walleye shoves Fort Wayne Komets goalie Pat Nagle as the two teams mix it up during the second period.
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Walleye players Dane Walters (25) Landon Oslanski (4) and A.J. Jenks (27) celebrate a goal by Jenks as Ft. Wayne Komets player Gabriel Desjardins (14) skates away.
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Walleye mascot Spike poses with fans as the Walleye play the Ft. Wayne Komets during the third period.
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Walleye goalie Jeff Lerg (1) stops a shot by Komets player Travis Ewanyk (25) during the third period.
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Toledo player Jordan Hill (41) shoves Ft. Wayne Komets goalie Pat Nagle (31) as the two teams mix it up during the second period.
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Walleye goalie Jeff Lerg (1) celebrates with Evan Rankin (86) and back up goalie Jeremy Brodeur (30) after defeating the Ft. Wayne Komets.
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