GAME RECAP: Sea Dogs pick up another point in OT loss to Eagles

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The Saint John Sea Dogs got off to a hot start with a three-goal lead but came up short 5-4 in overtime to the Cape Breton Eagles at TD Station.

Oliver Ozogany scored his first QMJHL goal 2:21 into the first period on a setup from Olivier Lemieux behind the net. At 9:14, Thomas Charbonneau made it 2-0, picking the glove side on a feed from Olivier Groulx. With 34 seconds to play, Groulx buried Zach Morin’s rebound to close the period at 3-0. Saint John led 9-4 in shots.

Eliot Litalien put the Eagles on the board at 3:47 of the second, tipping in Aiden McCullough’s point shot. Elias Schneider then jammed one past Rafaël Courchesne at 12:50, followed by Jacob Hartlin tying the game 3-3 less than two minutes later. With two seconds remaining on a man advantage, Alex Donovan roofed Dylan Rozzi’s rebound at 18:32. Saint John led 4-3 and held a 20-15 edge in shots after two.

Courchesne made a lights-out glove save with eight minutes to play in the third, keeping the Sea Dogs 4-3 lead intact. Cape Breton tied the game at 13:20 when Liam Lefebvre scored on the power play. The Eagles led 26-25 in shots after regulation.

Reece Peitzsche scored the game-winning goal 1:07 into overtime to give the Eagles their first win of the season.

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