After being down 3-1 in the series, the Abbotsford Heat defeated the Rochester Americans 2-0 in game seven to advance to the second round of the AHL playoffs, where they will meet Montreal's AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. John Lammers and Olivier Latendresse scored for the Heat with assists by Sutter and Pelech while Shantz made 24 saves for the shutout. The Heat outshot Rochester 40-24 in the game. Round Two schedule: North Division Finals N1-Hamilton Bulldogs vs. N3-Abbotsford Heat Game 1 – Thu., Apr. 29 – Abbotsford at Hamilton, 7:30 Game 2 – Sun., May 2 – Abbotsford at Hamilton, 2:00 Game 3 – Tue., May 4 – Hamilton at Abbotsford, 10:00 Game 4 – Thu., May 6 – Hamilton at Abbotsford, 10:00 *Game 5 – Sat., May 8 – Hamilton at Abbotsford, 10:00 *Game 6 – Mon., May 10 – Abbotsford at Hamilton, 7:30 *Game 7 – Tue., May 11 – Abbotsford at Hamilton, 7:30