Belfast won the Northern Conference finals 4-1 in games and advances to the Cup Finals for a chance at its fourth EURO championship. The turning point in the serieswas Game 4 when Mikko Lehtonen sparked the Giants with the 2 goals including the game’s first. The win gave Belfast a 3-1 series lead. Belfast limited London’s high-scoring offense to 9 goals in 5 games and the Giants scored 6 goals in 3 of the games.

Stars of the Series

• Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Belfast – Smooth-skating defensemen blocked 9 London shots and dished out 9 hits in 5 games.

• Claude Giroux, Belfast – +7 rating, 3 goals and 8 points; also had 22 shots on Martin Jones.

• Nathan MacKinnon, Belfast – 4 goals and 4 assist in 5 games; +6 rating as the RW on Giroux’s line.