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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
Just like they did less than 24 hours prior, the Saint John Sea Dogs pulled off an extra time comeback win, this time defeating the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 5-4 in a shootout.
The Sea Dogs fell behind 4-1 early in the second period but stormed back to tie things at 4-4 before the frame ended. After a scoreless third period and overtime, William Yared netted the lone goal of the shootout to give Saint John the extra point.
The Sea Dogs are now 8-0 in games that go beyond regulation time. They are 5-0 in overtime and 3-0 shootouts.
While this game – like Friday's overtime win over the Cape Breton Eagles – had its ups and downs, it was another impressive performance by a Saint John squad that was without veteran forwards Eriks Mateiko and Tyler Peddle along with three regulars on the backend.
This was the seventh meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Titan and it got chippy at times. In what could have been Bathurst's last ever visit to Saint John, this had the feelings of an old school Sea Dogs and Titan matchup at times.
Yared, Ben Cross, Nate Tivey and Zachary Morin all scored in regulation for the Sea Dogs. Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 stops in the victory.
Louis-Francois Belanger scored a pair of goals for Bathurst while singles came from Tyson Goguen and Tyler Wood. Joshua Fleming made 30 stops in the loss.
The win improved the Sea Dogs to 16-16-0-0 on the season, sending the team into the Christmas break with a .500 record.
LINEUP
Morin - Groulx - Yared
Rozzi - Dubé - Beveridge
Reynolds - Miller - Cross
Calder - Schenk - Beaulieu
Tivey - Duhamel
Bilodeau - Scanzano
Caputo - Bonnet
Gravel
Weeks
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without goaltender Justin Robinson (injured/sick); forwards Tyler Peddle (injury) and Eriks Mateiko (world juniors); and defensemen Olivier Duhamel (injured), Matthew MacLean (injured) and Matteo Mann (injured).
TEDDY TOSS: William Yared's goal one minute into the first period sent the teddy bears flying.
Teddy bears hit the ice one minute in. Hopefully people arrived on time. pic.twitter.com/mgljCVwVmP
— Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) December 14, 2024
NOTES: With Justin Robinson injured or sick for a second straight game, Evan Weeks of the NB/PEI under-18 league's Kensington Wild was Charles-Edward Gravel's backup once again... captain Eriks Mateiko, who hasn't played since Nov. 29 due to an injury, was today listed out due to his participation in the upcoming world juniors... the Sea Dogs once again dressed three rookie defensemen (Cruz Scanzano, Giuliano Caputo and affiliate Julien Bonnet) due to injuries... it was the second and final "Christmas at the Station" game with the Sea Dogs sporting Christmas themed jerseys... Francois-James Buteau was originally given a five-minute major for kneeing on Zachary Morin in the first period. The play was reviewed and reduced to a minor... the Titan now lead the league in shorthanded goals with eight. The Sea Dogs, meanwhile, have given up just two on the year... Ben Cross' goal was his first since Nov. 9... Morin now has goals in five straight home games... Nate Tivey's goal was his first since Oct. 5... after scoring the overtime winner last night, Egan Beveridge was given a five-minute major and game misconduct for a blindside hit on Tyson Goguen in the second period. There was no call on the play originally but was reviewed... for at least the third time this season, Charles-Edward Gravel tossed his stick into the crowd after the game... Morin had six shots... Saint John went 1/4 on the power play against the league's top penalty kill... attendance was 3,172, the second biggest home crowd of the season.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 28 when they visit the Moncton Wildcats.
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