RECAP: 9.4 Seconds. Dogs Win 3-2.

FINAL: Chicoutimi 2, Saint John 3 (OT)

By Tim Lumsden

SN Staff

SAINT JOHN - The Sea Dogs faced off against The Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Sunday afternoon at Harbour Station.

Sebastien Auger and Julio Brillia guarded the nets for their respective teams.

FIRST PERIOD

First penalty of the game went to the Sags as Lukas Sedlak was sent off for interference at 2:59.

Sebastien Sylvestre took a hooking penalty at 7:36. That would send the Sea Dogs on another uneventful power play.

Jason Seed took the first Sea Dog penalty at 11:10 for high sticking.

Things heated up at 13:06 as Kevin Gagne took a nasty hit from behind. Lukas Sedlak took the checking from behind penalty while Steven Duda was given two minutes for roughing. Fans were not happy with that call at all, thinking Sedlak should have received a check to the head penalty. Despite the outrage from Saint John fans, the play soon continued.

SECOND PERIOD

Chicoutimi, once again, took the first penalty of the period as Simon Tremblay at 1:16 for hooking.

The Dogs took their first penalty at 3:44. Jason Cameron was sent off for boarding.

Laurent Dauphin from Chicoutimi took a penalty at 4:11 for delay of game.

Guillaume Cloutier joined him in the box just 30 seconds later for a slashing penalty.

After much anticipation, at 5:35, Jason Seed put the first goal on the board, thanks to assists from Kevin Gagne and Stephen MacAulay.

Aidan Kelly and Guilaume Asselin headed off to the box after a scuffle broke out behind Auger at 6:42. Kelly took four minuts for roughing while Asselin took two for roughing and two for slashing.

Seconds later another brawl broke out in the Sags' end. This time Michael Mastrangelo headed to the box with a high sticking penalty as well as a fighting call. Olivier LeBlanc received a misconduct for not clearing the area of a fight. Sebastien Sylvestre of the Sags also received a misconduct for not leaving the area and finally, Jeremy Gregoire went off to serve his fighting penalty.

Simon Tremblay took an unfortunate interference call at 9:37. He was sent to an already crowded penalty box.

The parade to the box continued as Jonathan Huberdeau was handed a tripping penalty at 10:16.

Chicoutimi tied the score at 12:37 as Tristan Tremblay scored the Sags' first goal. Simon Tremblay took the lone assist.

The final penalty of the second period went to Michael Gagnon at 17:27 for tripping.

THIRD PERIOD

Chicoutimi took the lead early in the third with Jeremy Gregoire scoring their second goal at 0:52

Stephen MacAulay sent the Sags' to the power play as he got called for tripping at 12:00.

With only 9.4 seconds left of the game, Marcus Cuomo tied it up 2-2. Oliver Cooper and Kevin Gagne each snagged an assist with that goal.

OVERTIME

Oliver Cooper scored the winning goal at 1:56, assisted by Aidan Kelly and Jason Seed. The play would be reviewed but it was declared a good goal, giving Saint John the extra point.

That would give the Sea Dogs a 3-2 win and yet another overtime victory.

NOTES: See Sea Dogs Postscript tomorrow on SN.

NEXT GAME: Saint John returns to Harbour Station on Halloween night to face off against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Puck drops at 7:00 pm

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