London Knights win Memorial Cup on Matthew Tkachuk's OT winner
The London Knights did it in style.
Matthew Tkachuk scored the Memorial Cup-winning goal in overtime against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Sunday.
The winner was Tkachuk's second goal of the game and fifth of the week. He opened the scoring in the first period.
The Knights trailed 2-1 late in the third period, before Christian Dvorak tied up the game with 4:11 left to play, setting up Tkachuk's heroics. The win was London's 17th in a row.
The kid @TKACHUKycheese_ #mature
— Auston Matthews (@A_Matthews34) May 29, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Mitch Marner was named tournament MVP.
Tkachuk - a Scottsdale, Ariz., native and the son of former NHLer Keith Tkachuk - had 30 goals and 107 points in 57 games during the regular season, and 40 points in 20 playoff games before the Memorial Cup. He's expected to be selected in the top five at this summer's NHL entry draft.
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