RECAP: Strong third period propels Sea Dogs to victory
SAINT JOHN – Stellar goaltending on both sides made scoring a challenge, but the Saint John Sea Dogs delivered a dominant third period to secure a 4-1 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday night at TD Station.
Outshooting the Titan 44-30, the Sea Dogs improved their record to an even 14-14-0-0.
Saint John goal scorers were Matteo Mann, Zachary Morin, William Yared, and Reid Calder. The lone goal for the Titan came from Maddex Marmulak.
GAME SUMMARY
Maddex Marmulak opened the scoring for the Titan at 13:35 in the first period, beating Charles-Édward Gravel blocker-side on a breakaway set up by Will Reynolds. The visitors would hold on to take the lead into the first intermission.
5:57 into the second period, Matteo Mann tied the game 1-1 with a perfectly placed shot over Joshua Fleming’s pad on a pass from Darien Reynolds. It remained tied at one goal apiece through two periods.
William Yared broke the deadlock with eight minutes left in the third, batting the puck into the net just under the crossbar after Zach Morin’s initial shot ricocheted off Fleming’s mask.
Reid Calder made it 3-1 at 17:43, capitalizing on a rebound from Mann’s quick shot following a faceoff win by Florian Schenk. Morin secured the win with an empty-net goal at 18:53, finalizing the score at 4-1.
NOTES
- Saint John was once again without Eriks Mateiko, Tyler Peddle, and Olivier Duhamel. Matthew MacLean was out with an injury.
- Zach Morin moves to third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 20 points in 21 games.
- The Sea Dogs were perfect on the penalty kill for the fourth straight game, improving to 84.4% this season.
STATISTICS
SOG: SNB – 44 | BAT – 30
PP: SNB – 0/6 | BAT – 0/4
Faceoffs: SNB – 34 | BAT – 36
GOALTENDING BATTLE
Saint John: Charles-Edward Gravel (29 saves / 30 shots)
Acadie-Bathurst: Joshua Fleming (40 saves / 43 shots)
3 STARS
1st: SNB – Charles-Edward Gravel – 29 saves
2nd: SNB – Olivier Groulx – 2A
3rd: SNB – Matteo Mann – 1G, 1A
UP NEXT
The Sea Dogs travel to Sydney, Nova Scotia on Friday to take on the Cape Breton Eagles at 7:00 pm.
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