RECAP: Rough night in Rouyn as Sea Dogs suffer 6-1 defeat
ROUYN-NORANDA, QC – The Saint John Sea Dogs dropped the second game of a three-game Quebec road trip Friday night, this time against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-1.
Rouyn-Noranda had six different goal scorers in Benjamin Brunelle, Remi Gelinas, Ty Higgins, Lars Steiner, Harijs Cjunskis, and Thomas Verdon.
Dylan Rozzi scored the lone goal and recorded the only point for Saint John.
GAME SUMMARY
Sea Dogs goaltender Justin Robinson made the initial save on Benjamin Brunelle, but Brunelle regained control and lifted it into the top corner at 14:37 in the first period. A clean passing play between Alexis Poirier and Antonin Verreault set up Remi Gelinas for a goal three minutes later, making it 2-0.
In the second period, Ty Higgins blasted a one-timer past Robinson on a feed from Verreault at 13:00 to extend the Huskies lead to 3-0. Just 31 seconds later, Huskies goaltender Samuel Meloche mishandled the puck, leading to a turnover that Dylan Rozzi capitalized on for his 11th of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1. Shortly after, Samuel Rousseau got the puck to Lars Steiner in front of the Sea Dogs net at 16:15, restoring the three-goal lead.
The Huskies continued to pull away early in the third when Nathan Langlois set up Harijs Cjunskis, who tucked the puck under Robinson’s arm just two minutes in.
With five minutes remaining in regulation, Langlois broke in shorthanded and found Thomas Verdon, who patiently waited out Robinson before sliding the puck around him, sealing the 6-1 victory for Rouyn-Noranda.
STATISTICS
SOG: SNB – 30 | ROU – 52
PP: SNB – 0/7 | ROU – 0/2
Faceoffs: SNB – 31 | ROU – 34
GOALTENDING BATTLE
Saint John: Justin Robinson (46 saves / 52 shots)
Rouyn-Noranda: Samuel Meloche (29 saves / 30 shots)
3 STARS
1st: ROU – Antonin Verreault – 2A
2nd: ROU – Remi Gelinas – 1G
3rd: ROU – Samuel Meloche – 29 saves
UP NEXT
Saint John finish up the three-game trip Saturday at the Centre Agnico Eagle against the Val-d’Or Foreurs at 5:00 pm.
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