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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Huskies showed why they're one of the top teams in the Western Conference, outshooting the Sea Dogs 24-7 in the opening 40 minutes in a 5-0 win. It was the third game in four days for Rouyn-Noranda, who completed a Maritime road trip in Saint John.
Rouyn-Noranda had a strong forecheck and seemed to win every puck battle. When Saint John was able to get the puck, the Huskies were quick to get it back. It wasn't until the third period – and already down 5-0 – that the Sea Dogs were able to get some sustained offensive pressure going.
Antonin Verreault scored a pair of Rouyn-Noranda while singles came from Ty Higgins, Benjamin Brunelle and Lars Steiner. Samuel Meloche made 20 saves in the shutout win.
Charles-Edward Gravel made 32 saves in the loss.
The Huskies led 2-0 after the first period thanks to a pair of power play goals. With Tyler Peddle serving a four-minute penalty for holding and unsportsmanlike conduct, Higgins scored on a point shot at 15:25 and then Brunelle scored on a one-time shot from the high slot at 15:53.
Saint John didn't record their first shot on goal until Darien Reynolds fired a wrist shot at Meloche's blocker at 16:24. Shots were 11-1 Rouyn-Noranda in the opening frame.
The Huskies made it 3-0 at 6:23 of the second period. After Saint John lost a puck battle behind their own net, Bill Zonnon fed an open Steiner in front who added to Rouyn-Noranda's lead.
Rouyn-Noranda then made it 4-0 when Verreault scored at 15:26.
The Huskies made it 5-0 just 58 seconds into the third. Axel Dufresne threw the puck on net where Verreault grabbed it and put it past Gravel.
Shots ended 37-20 in favour of the Huskies.
LINEUP
Morin - Mateiko - Peddle
Reynolds - Groulx - Beveridge
Rozzi - Dubé - Yared
Calder - Miller - Beaulieu
Tivey - Mann
Bilodeau - Duhamel
Caputo - MacLean
Gravel
Robinson
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without defensemen Benjamin Amyot (injury or sickness) and Cruz Scanzano (healthy) along with Ben Cross (healthy) and Florian Schenk (healthy).
PRE-GAME: It was the first era night of the season as Saint John honoured its championship teams from 2011 and 2012. Players Mike Thomas, Zack Phillips, Kevin Gagne, Ryan Tesink, Pierre Durepos, Jason Cameron and Spencer MacDonald were in attendance along with head coach Gerard Gallant. The group took part in the ceremonial puck drop.
Members of Saint John’s 2011 and 2012 championship teams - including Gerard Gallant and Mike Thomas - being honoured pre-game. Gilles Courteau Trophy here as well. pic.twitter.com/9h6WKbItih
— Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) November 2, 2024
NOTES: Assistant Jeff Hansen was once again Saint John's head coach with Travis Crickard away at the under-17 World Challenge... Swiss natives Florian Schenk and Lars Steiner took a photo together during warmup... forward Ben Cross was a healthy scratch for a second straight game... Saint John recorded just one shot on goal in the first period. It's the 10th time in franchise history that the club has recorded just one shot on goal in a period. The Huskies outshot the Halifax Mooseheads 19-1 in the first period on Friday... William Yared wore a full cage on his helmet after taking a high stick in the first period... this was the second time this season that Saint John was shutout... this was the second shutout of the year for Huskies goaltender Samuel Meloche... hits were 17-6 in favour of the Sea Dogs. Jacob Beaulieu had five hits... Tyler Peddle had five shots... the Huskies went 2/5 on the power play... attendance was 2,302.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs take on the Val-d'Or Foreurs tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. at TD Station.
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