The Colorado Eagles defeated the San Diego Gulls 6-1 on Friday night to complete a 2-0 sweep in their best-of-three first-round series. This win advances the Pacific Division's No. 2 seed to the semifinals. The Eagles outscored San Diego convincingly across both games.
The Eagles opened the scoring in Game 2 with Jayson Megna's goal at 8:09 of the first period, setting the tone for their dominant performance. Ronnie Attard, Alex Gagne, Matt DiMarsico and Sean Behrens also lit the lamp for Colorado, while Ivan Ivan added an empty-netter and an assist. Gavin Brindley contributed two assists, and goaltender Trent Miner stopped 26 shots to secure the victory. San Diego's Sasha Pastujov scored their lone goal, but the Gulls could not mount a comeback, extending their playoff series win drought since the 2019 Western Conference Finals. Colorado won Game 1 3-0 on Wednesday, continuing a strong season series against San Diego where they lost only once in regulation across 10 meetings and outscored them 41-19.
