Our recap. Saint John travelled to Centre 200 to take on
the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Tuesday evening as fans braved the storm
and icy roads to watch the teams battle it out.
The Telegraph-Journal’s recap (paywall). The Cape Breton
Screaming Eagles snapped a 10-game losing skid with a 2-1 win over the Saint
John Sea Dogs Tuesday night at Centre 200 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
action.
The Cape Breton Post’s recap. The Cape Breton Screaming
Eagles turned the tables on the visiting Saint John Sea Dogs, and put their
10-game losing streak on ice in the process.
News 88.9’s recap. Featuring Tim Roszell’s goal calls.
The Canadian Press’ recap.
SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs
were at Centre 200 in Sydney to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in
Tuesday’s Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action with the Screaming Eagles
taking the contest 2-1.
CapeBretonEagles.com’s recap. Justin Haché's goal at 8:37
of the second period proved to be the game winner, as the Cape Breton Screaming
Eagles hung on to defeat the Saint John Sea Dogs 2-1 in front of 1,855 fans on
hand on a stormy Tuesday night at Centre 200.
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without Jonathan Huberdeau
(NHL – Florida Panthers), Michael Abbott (lower body), Stephen Anderson (flu),
Jurij Repe (broken hand), David Weckworth (knee), and Connor Donaghey (shoulder)
on Tuesday night.
MOSHER: Defenseman David Mosher was called up from the
Maritime Junior Hockey League’s Truro Bearcats for this game. He was held off
the score sheet on Tuesday but did do some good things defensively. He was
playing in his fifth game with Saint John this year.
SCORING FIRST: For just the 14th time this
season, the Sea Dogs scored first. Pierre Durepos opened things up with a power
play goal at 6:16 of the first. Saint John has scored first the second fewest
times in the league this season.
FIGHTS: Oliver Cooper and Raphael Corriveau dropped the
gloves in the first period. Then in the second there was a surprising tilt
as two prized rookies – Olivier LeBlanc and Clark Bishop – squared off in a
fairly aggressive fight that didn't last very long.
IZACKY: Saint John’s active leading scorer, Jakub Izacky,
was hurt late in the second period. He left the ice and headed to the dressing
room. Fortunately for Saint John he did return for the third period. He had a
great chance to tie the game midway through the third but was robbed by David
Honzik. Izacky had an assist and two shots in the game.
THIRD: Saint John had some great offensive pressure on in
the final minutes of the third period but, despite putting the extra attacker
on, could not tie the match. Shots were 9-7 Eagles in the final frame.
DUREPOS: Pierre Durepos scored his fourth goal of the
season in the first period. It was his first goal since January 4. He now has
14 points in 23 games this season.
FOURNIER: Alex Fournier got the start in net for Saint
John. It was just his 11th appearance of the year and entered with a
0-6-0-0 record. Tuesday was probably Fournier’s best performance of the season,
allowing two goals on 37 shots. He was deservingly named third star for his
performance. Even though he didn’t pick up the win, it’s good to see he is improving as the season goes on.
LEGARE: Quite a game for Charles-Eric Legare. He scored
once and added 10 of Cape Breton’s 37 shots on goal. Six of his 10 shots were
considered dangerous. He was named first star.
SCORING: Saint John’s offense has, not surprisingly, been
fairly quiet over the past few games. Over their past five games, the Sea Dogs
have scored a total of four goals and have been shutout twice.
STREAK: The Screaming Eagles ended a 10-game losing
streak with last night’s win. It was their first win since December 16, a 7-5
victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. They are the last team collect their 10th
victory of the season.
VS EAGLES: Saint John fell to 4-2-0-0 against Cape Breton
this season while the Screaming Eagles improved to 2-3-0-1 against the Sea
Dogs. They meet again on February 27 and March 10.
STANDINGS: The bad news for Saint John, 19-27-0-0 and 15th overall in the league, is that Sherbrooke and Gatineau both won last night. The Phoenix are now six points back of the Sea Dogs while the Olyqmpiques are five ahead.
ATTENDANCE: Big time storm in Cape Breton so there was a
very small crowd at this game. Announced attendance was just 1,855. It was
their smallest home crowd of the season.
Unless there's a crazy sale on hot dogs I'm unaware of, lower bowl pretty empty tonight. #qmjhl #lhjmq
— C.B. Post Sports (@cbpost_sports) January 22, 2013
That’s another theory.
NOTES: Maxime Villemaire had six shots… Steven Duda had
three hits… Saint John only went 26/66 on faceoffs… Clark Bishop had four hits…
David Honzik continues to be a beast whenever he plays Saint John... Cape Breton is four points back of Sherbrooke for the final playoff spot.
HIGHLIGHTS: Courtesy of the Screaming Eagles YouTube
page.
OUT OF TOWN
Sherbrooke 6 at Drummondville 5 (SO)
Gatineau 7 at Chicoutimi 2
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs take on the Sherbrooke Phoenix on
Saturday night at 7pm at Harbour Station. It will be Saint John’s final home
game until February 7.
Photo: Screaming Eagles Facebook page
Photo: Screaming Eagles Facebook page
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