RECAP: Sea Dogs stun Saguenéens for second straight win
CHICOUTIMI, QC – For the second straight night, the Saint John Sea Dogs picked up an overtime win as they defeated the CHL’s fifth ranked team, the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, 6-5 Thursday night at Centre Georges-Vézina. Alexis Joseph led the way with a four-point night while goaltender Rafaël Courchesne made 44 saves.
Chicoutimi jumped ahead 2–0 in the first on a pair from Anaheim Ducks prospect Maxim Massé. The home team took that lead into the first intermission along with a 15-8 shot edge.
However, Saint John answered with a big second period. At 5:14, Zach Morin snapped one home on a feed from Joseph with Patryk Zubek also drawing an assist. Two minutes later, Olivier Groulx gathered a rebound in the slot and fired it home to tie the game 2-2. The Saguenéens briefly retook the lead at 9:09, but Alex Donovan evened the score at three with 2.1 seconds left in the frame after Olivier Duhamel’s initial shot was stopped.
Massé completed his hat trick 1:21 into the third to make it 4-3 Chicoutimi before Justin Gendron tied it again at 11:14. Joseph put Saint John ahead 5-4 with 1:40 left but Chicoutimi answered just 16 seconds later to force overtime.
On the first rush of the extra frame, Fullerton finished the job beating Raphael Précourt on a rebound in tight for the 6-5 final.
STATISTICS
SOG: SNB – 23 | CHI – 49
PP: SNB – 0/1 | CHI – 0/3
Faceoffs: SNB – 35 | CHI – 35
3 STARS
1st: CHI – Maxim Massé
2nd: SNB – Alexis Joseph – 1G, 3A
3rd: CHI – Emmanuel Vermette
NEXT HOME GAME
Wednesday, December 17 @ 7:00 p.m. – vs Halifax Mooseheads
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