Our recap. A six-goal second period propelled the Saint
John Sea Dogs past the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in front of a packed house
at Harbour Station on Sunday afternoon.
The Telegraph-Journal’s recap. Paywalled.
The Cape Breton Post’s recap. “All we have to do is move
the puck and we’re a lot better than most teams, skill-wise,” said Tesink, who
had three assists. “We’re so deep and every line has a lot of skill. We just
have to stop playing so selfish at times and keep going.”
News 88.9’s recap. Featuring Tim Roszell’s recap.
SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. Ryan Tesink had a goal and
three assists, Maxime Villemaire scored twice and added a helper and Jonathan
Huberdeau also tallied a pair as the Dogs rode a six-goal second-period to the
win.
CapeBretonEagles.com’s recap. The 14 game winning streak
for the Sea Dogs is the longest winning streak in the Canadian Hockey League
this season.
SN Live Blog Replay. Lots of goals.
MISSING IN ACTION: Forward Devon Oliver-Dares missed the
game due to a broken collarbone while Ian Saab was out with a minor lower body
injury, according to News 88.9. Forward Jason Cameron was a healthy scratch.
STREAK: The Sea Dogs extended their winning streak to 14
games with the victory. It is the longest streak in the Canadian Hockey League
this season. They have not lost since January 12.
SECEOND PERIOD: The Sea Dogs exploded in the second
period on Sunday, scoring six goals to lead 7-0 after 40 minutes. The Dogs
outshot the Eagles 20-5 in the frame.
VS CB: Saint John improved to 5-1-0-0 against Cape Breton
with the victory. They two will meet two more times this season as the Dogs
travel to Sydney to play the Eagles on March 16 and 17. It will be the final
two games of the regular season for both clubs.
HUBERDEAU: With two goals in yesterday’s game, Jonathan
Huberdeau now has 22 markers and 36 assists in just 29 games this year. He is
averaging two points per game.
In his past eight games, Huberdeau has 10 goals and 10
assists.
VILLEMAIRE: Maxime Villemaire also had a pair of goals on
Sunday, giving him seven goals in 10 games with Saint John. Five of Villemaire’s
seven goals have come at Harbour Station.
THE BLUES: Solid game for two St. Louis Blues prospects. Both
Ryan Tesink and Stephen MacAulay recorded three assists in the game. Tesink
also had a goal.
Since returning from injury on January 26, Tesink has two
goals and six assists in eight games. He has 10 goals and 23 helpers in 28
matches this season.
COYLE: Charlie Coyle had a big game, recording a goal and
two assists. He now has 11 goals and 23 points in 15 games with Saint John.
AUGER: Cape Breton fired just 16 shots on net, making
life pretty easy for Sebastien Auger. The backup goaltender improved to
12-2-0-2 with the victory to go with a 2.88 goals against average and a 0.888
save percentage.
STANDINGS: The Sea Dogs have a one-point lead on the
Shawinigan Cataractes for first overall in the league and have a game in hand.
The Dogs, who have 90 points, still have eight games to play while the Cataractes
have 89 with seven games remaining.
89: The win gave Saint John 90 points on the season. It
is the fourth time in five years that the Sea Dogs have gotten 89 points or
more.
NOTES: Sell-out
crowd of 6,488 watched the game… this was the first of four straight home games
for Saint John… Jonathan Huberdeau had a Sea Dogs high seven shots… Stephen
MacAulay, Kevin Gagne, and Aidan Kelly were the only Sea Dogs without shots…
Denis Kindl had three shots for the Eagles… Kyle Campbell had four hits… Cory
MacIntosh, Denis Kindl, Dany Potvin, and Jean-Simon Deslauriers were all a -4…
Kelly and Grant West were the only Saint John players without a plus rating. They
each had a zero rating… Cole Murphy, Bronson Beaton, and Blake Millman all had
a zero rating, making them the only Cape Breton players without minus ratings.
NEXT GAME: The Dogs take on the Moncton Wildcats on
Tuesday night at 7pm at Harbour Station. It is the final Rivalry Cup match of
the year.
Photo Credit: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
Photo Credit: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
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