A collection of recaps from last night’s 6-4 Saint John
Sea Dogs win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan…
Our recap. The Sea Dogs braved the impending storm to
travel to what was expected to become the Great White North, a.k.a. Bathurst,
to take on the Titan on Friday night.
The Telegraph-Journal’s recap (paywall). The Saint John
Sea Dogs snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the
Acadie-Bathurst Titan Friday night at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre in Quebec
Major Junior Hockey League action.
News 88.9’s recap. Featuring Tim Roszell’s goal calls.
The Canadian Press’ recap. Maxime Villemaire scored twice
and set up one more, Pierre Durepos had four assists and Alex Fournier made 43
saves as Saint John (20-31-1) downed the Titan (21-28-6) to end its seven-game
winless streak.
SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs met
the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the KC Irving Regional Centre in Friday’s Quebec
Major Junior Hockey League action. The Sea Dogs snapped their streak with a 6-4
victory.
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without Matthew Highmore
(lower body), Jurij Repe (hand), Steven Duda (healthy), and Justin Dickinson
(healthy) on Friday night.
KELLY: Former Sea Dogs forward Aidan Kelly did not play
for the Titan. According to News 88.9, Kelly is out with a head injury. The
Saint John native has three assists in eight games with Bathurst.
GOALIE SWAP: Mason McDonald got the start in net for the
Titan but was quickly taken out. After playing just 3:25, McDonald left the game
with an apparent equipment issue so Jacob Brennan took over. Brennan played
3:11 before McDonald returned to the cage.
McDonald was pulled again – this time for good – after Andreas
Tsogkas made it 3-0 at 1:31 of the second. The rookie netminder allowed three
goals on nine shots. Brennan allowed three goals on 27 shots in relief.
FIRST: Saint John had a strong first period and led 2-0
after one. Izacky and Maxime Villemaire had goals for Saint John, both of which
were scored on the power play. The Dogs had a few good scoring chances in the
frame but were out shot 13-9 by the Titan.
TSOGKAS: Andreas Tsogkas finally scored his first goal of
the season in the second period of this one. The former OHLer had scored his
last CHL goal on October 23, 2011 in Brampton’s 4-0 win over Peterborough. Tsogkas
now has a goal and eight assists in 42 games with Saint John this season.
O’BRIEN: Saint John was up 3-0 in the second and then Zach O’Brien went
to work. He scored at 5:08 and again at 7:47 while shorthanded. He also had an
assist in the game. The 20-year old now has 78 points in 53 games.
MEREDITH: Andrew Meredith was given a five-minute major
and game misconduct for charging at 6:47 of the second period after he ran over
Alex Fournier in the Saint John net. The Sea Dogs would not score on the man
advantage.
SECOND: Wild second period with lots of goals and lots of
penalties. Saint John led 4-2 after two. Shots were 17-14 Bathurst in the
frame.
THIRD: The Titan scored two quick goals in the third to
tie it 4-4. But Stephen Anderson scored what would prove to be the game-winner
at 8:11. Maxime Villemaire added an insurance marker at 11:23. Shots were 17-13
Bathurst in the third.
DUREPOS: Pierre Durepos had a big night, registering four
assists. The Sea Dogs captain has five goals and 17 assists in 29 games this
season.
VILLEMAIRE: Maxime Villemaire scored twice and added an
assist. He has five points over his past two games. The 20-year old has five
goals and six assists in 13 games this season.
ANDERSON: Stephen Anderson had a goal last night. Over
his past six games, he has three goals and three assists.
FOURNIER: It took a few months, but Alex Fournier finally
picked up his first QMJHL win with a 43-save performance. It was only a matter
of time as he has gradually gotten closer and closer to that first win over his
past few starts. Fournier is now 1-8-0 with a 5.72 GAA and 0.844 SV%.
POWER PLAY: A couple weeks ago we were all talking about
how bad Saint John’s power play looked. Well, it has been good of late and went an impressive 4-for-6 last night.
STREAK: This game ended a seven-game losing streak for
Saint John. Their last win was a 2-1 shootout victory over the Cape Breton
Screaming Eagles on January 19. Their last regulation time win was on New Year’s
Eve, a 3-1 victory over the Moncton Wildcats.
STANDINGS: Saint John finally picked up their 20th
win of the season last night, improving their record to 20-31-1-0. The Sea Dogs
remain fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall with
41 points.
NOTES: Ross Yates ran the Sea Dogs bench again with Mike
Kelly away scouting… defensemen Olivier LeBlanc and Michael Abbott each had two assists…
Pierre Durepos was a -3… Maxime Villemaire had seven shots… Jeremy Doucet and
Brett Malone each had three hits… Sean Girard had seven shots and five hits… the
Sea Dogs improved to 11-6-0-0 when scoring first.
OUT OF TOWN
Baie-Comeau 5 at Cape Breton 3
Rimouski 2 at P.E.I. 3
Halifax 5 at Moncton 8
Chicoutimi 0 at Victoriaville 5
Gatineau 2 at Blainville-Boisbriand 1 (SO)
Quebec 1 at Shawinigan 2 (OT)
Drummondville 3 at Val-d'Or 4
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs battle Kevin Gagne and the
Rimouski Oceanic tomorrow afternoon at 3pm at Harbour Station.
Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
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