The Sea Dogs improved to 3-0 in exhibition play with a 6-3 victory over the Cape Breton Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Fredericton's Aitken Centre. Florian Schenk scored twice while singles came from Jeremie Richard, Will Allen, Coen Miller and Dylan Rozzi.
Saint John led 1-0 late in the first period but the Eagles tied it with 16 seconds remaining. Then, 5:48 into the second, Cape Breton scored to take their first lead of the day.
That lead proved to be Cape Breton's last as Richard and Allen scored back-to-back goals midway through the period to put Saint John back in front. Schenk, on a power play, netted his second of the match late in the frame to put Saint John up 4-2 after two.
Miller and Rozzi scored in the third period to give Saint John a commanding lead. The Eagles added another but would not come any closer.
Shots were 39-19 in favour of Saint John as the Eagles struggled to generate a lot of quality chances. Charles-Antoine Girard played the first half of the game and allowed two goals on eight shots. Jack Flanagan allowed a goal on 11 shots in the second half.
The unfortunate part for the Sea Dogs is that neither goalie was tested a ton. After three pre-season games, Saint John's second goaltending spot doesn't feel locked up yet.
Up front, Saint John's power play units looked quite good in this game, finishing 2/4.
This game marks the unofficial end of the first half of training camp. There is a trade deadline on Sunday and most teams will have their rosters close to finalized within the next few days.
LINEUP
Rozzi - Yared - Groulx
Reynolds - Schenk - Dubé
Calder - Miller - Beaudry
Allen - Beaulieu - Richard
Bilodeau - Ianniello
MacLean - Duhamel
Caputo - Amyot
Bonnet
Girard
Flanagan
NOTES: Willian Yared had two assists... Dylan Rozzi's goal was his first of the pre-season... Florian Schenk and Coen Miller each have three goals this pre-season... Giuliano Caputo, Matthew MacLean and Reid Calder all had three hits... Elliot Dubé had seven shots... Nicolas Bilodeau was injured in the third period and was helped off the ice to the dressing room. He appeared to be favouring his lower body... neither team used UNB's dressing room... the Zamboni stalled during the second intermission but the Aitken Centre crew were able to get it restarted and moved off the ice... no attendance figure was announced.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs and Eagles meet again on Friday, Sept. 6 in Port Hawkesbury.
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