Sam Boisvert tied the game on another power play goal and then both teams had third period video reviews and waved off goals.
The game stayed 2-2 until there was under three minutes left and then Jack Rimmer whipped a shot in from the right wing and added an empty netter to give Nanaimo a 4-2 win and a 2-0 series advantage.
The shots and power plays were notable.
Nanaimo outshot Alberni Valley 44-18 including a 36-8 advantage in the final 40 minutes.
The Clippers went 2/7 on the man advantage and killed off the only Bulldogs power play in the contest
Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau got the win over Derik Brouillard although the Alberni Valley netminder was named the game’s third star.
The teams will take a two day break before Games 3 and 4 on April 7 and 8 in Port Alberni.
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