The Saint John Sea Dogs are heading home winless on their three-game Quebec road trip following an 8-4 loss to the league leading Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Sunday night at Iamgold Arena.
This game, much like this road trip, could have been a lot worse though. Things were looking ugly midway through the match with the Huskies up 6-1, but Saint John at least didn't throw in the towel, scoring three times in the third.
It was a battle of first versus second worst and it certainly looked like it at times. Goaltender Zachary Bouthillier was excellent in net despite allowing eight goals, making 52 stops in the loss. Bouthillier faced an astonishing 122 total shots in the two games he appeared in on this trip.
Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Maxim Cajkovic, Jeremie Jacob and Filip Prikryl all scored for Saint John.
While the Sea Dogs head home with a 0-3 record on this trip, even a great team would have struggled against the likes of Drummondville and Rouyn-Noranda. The team's 4-2 loss on Saturday in Val-d'Or was close until the third period. Despite this rough stretch, the Dogs continue to play noticeably better than they did just a couple months ago.
Justin Bergeron and Joel Teasdale each scored a pair for the Huskies while singles came from Samuel Naud, Jacob Neveu, Alex Beaucage and Rafael Harvey-Pinard. Zachary Emond made 18 saves in the win.
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NOTES: The Huskies have now won eight straight games overall and 15 straight at home... only three penalties were called in this game... Maxim Cajkovic has points in four straight games and goals in four of his past six games... this was Filip Prikryl's second multi-point game of the month... Nicholas Deakin-Poot has goals in three of his past six games.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs host the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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