CREDIT: JORDAN CROW, BOLT MEDIA

Well, that was quick.

Coming off of an opening weekend which managed to be both shaky and yet dominant at times, the London Knights delivered two more decisive wins on Tuesday and Thursday to complete the sweep over the Windsor Spitfires.

The Spitfires would strike first however, drawing first blood on a Will Cuylle (2) marker 14 minutes into game three. Shortly thereafter, Adam Boqvist tied the game on a powerplay goal in the final minute of the frame, good for his first of the postseason, and just a taste of what he had in store.

Boqvist would score another power play goal early on in the second period, and after Windsor regained the lead on goals from Tyler Angle (2) and Louka Henault (1), Boqvist found the scoresheet twice more in the third and final stanza, including what would prove to be the game winning tally.

Four goals from Boqvist along with insurance markers from speedy forwards Liam Foudy and Alex Formenton (who himself enjoyed a 4-point performance), would prove enough for the Knights to take the contest 6-3.

After a short two-day break, the Knights were back in Windsor looking to end the series.

Any hope of the Knights taking their foot off the peddle was promptly put to rest by who other than Boqvist, notching his fifth playoff goal on yet another power play blast. Fellow rearguard William Lochead added his first of the postseason to take a 2-1 lead after one.

Despite Windsor receiving goals from Tyler Angle (3) and Connor Corcoran (2), the Knights would race to a 5-2 victory on the back of goals from Kevin Hancock (1) and Billy Moskal (1), as well as an astounding sixth goal in two games from Adam Boqvist, taking the series in the minimum four games.

When it was all said and done the Knights outscored the Spitfires 20-8 over the four-game series, with notable performances from star players Evan Bouchard (2-8-10), Adam Boqvist (6-1-7) and OHL playoff leading scorer Alex Formenton (2- 9-11). Your stars have to be your best players to win in the playoffs, and that was certainly the case for London in round one.

Next up for Knights will be a talented Guelph Storm team lead by centre Nick Suzuki. Guelph, who finished fourth in the conference, rolled into the playoff on the back of a 20-6-3-0 record since the trade deadline, dispatched the fifth place Kitchener Rangers in just four games, and owned a favourable 4-2 record against London this season. The Knights will need to be at their best for this series, and if round one was any indication, that’s exactly that they have planned.

MVP of the Week

This week’s MVP is none other than Adam Boqvist. It took the young Swede a couple of games to acclimate to playoff hockey, before exploding for six goals in just two contests. He’ll look to add to that total starting Friday back at the Budweiser Gardens in game one.