The Pictou County Scotians are on the move and Sunday Night Nov 28 at home in Trenton won their 7th game and their 5th in their past 6 in a shoot-out 4-3 win over the Membertou Jr. Miners. The Scotians Hayden Burgess opened the game’s scoring short-handed for the Scotians with under 4 minutes to play in the opening period but Nathaniel Fuller tied it for the Jr. Miners with 1:28 left in the opening frame. The second period was almost identical but this time Fuller put the Jr. Miners up 2-1 on the power-play before Matt Chediac tied the game at 2 for the Scotians with 1:58 showing on the clock for the duration of the second period. The third period saw the Scotians go up 3-2 on a goal from Thomas Kennaley before Fuller finished with his hat-trick as well as his 11th goal of the season with just 2:30 left in regulation to once again knot the game, this time at 3-3. Alex MacKinnon finished with assists on all 3 Jr. Miner goals and Pictou outshot the Jr. Miners 43-30. The sudden-death was scoreless as were the Jr. Miners on the three shots they took in the shoot-out. The Scotians Connor Aucoin scored on his first shot for Pictou and it proved to be the only goal of the six shots as Matt Carson and Kennaley both missed. The Scotians are now 7-4-0 on the season and 1 point out of third place and 2 points out of second place in the Sid Rowe Division while Membertou finished with 1 of a possible 4 points over the weekend and now stand at 7-4-2 for 16 points.
The AA Munro Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs racked up their 14th win of the season Sunday evening at home 4-3 over the Brookfield Elks and have now accumulated 29 of a possible 30 points in 15 games to date this season. Will Fitzsimmons and Callum Bouma exchanged goals in the opening period to leave the clubs tied at 1 after twenty minutes. In the second Fitzsimmons goal, the fourth of the period tied the game at 3-3 after Ben Fraser and Connor Miller had given the Elks a 3-2 lead. Ben Fraser gave the Elks a 2-1 lead 11 seconds into the second before Jake MacDonald tied it for the Jr. Bulldogs at 2-2 38 seconds later. Connor Miller put the elks ahead 3-2 before the Bulldogs Will Fitzsimmons tied the game at 3-3 entering the third period. Early in the third Fearghus MacDonald scored his 13th of the season and it was the only goal of the third to give the Jr. Bulldogs the 4-3 verdict. Antigonish outshot Brookfield 37-23 and took the season series 2-0, outscoring the Elks 9-7 in the two games played between the clubs. While their record may not indicate it yet, the 1-10-1 Elks are proving to be a real competitor this season playing exceptionally close games with a number of teams as they prepare for their weekend road trip to Cape Breton this Saturday and Sunday to play Membertou and Eskasoni.
Liverpool 4 Sackville 3
The Liverpool Privateers quickly regrouped after their stunning 3-2 overtime loss to Cumberland Saturday evening at Queens Place Emera Centre to squeak by the Sackville Blazers 4-3 Sunday afternoon in Liverpool. The win for the 7-4-3 Privateers brings them to within 4 points of the first place Blazers in the Fred Fox Division. Kayden Nickerson scored 31 seconds into the opening period which proved to be the only goal of the first and the Privateers were up 1-0 after one. There was a flurry of scoring in the second as the teams were deadlocked at 3-3 after forty minutes. Nickerson added his second of the afternoon on the power play and Alec Howie a single marker for the Privateers while Degen Noble scored his 13th and 14th goals of the season and Stephen Purdy added a single marker for the Blazers. With 5:42 left in regulation, Josh Nicholson on the power-play scored the game winner for the Privateers who outshot the Blazers 43-27. The Blazers now return home Monday night in hopes of avoiding a three-game losing streak when they host the Capstone Cole Harbour Colts. The Privateers will now get ready for the Colts this Saturday, Dec 4 before thinking about their game with the Jr. A Bulldogs in Antigonish Friday evening Dec 10 and a home game with Eskasoni Sat Dec 11th.
Eskasoni 5 Valley Maple Leafs 3
Thomas Simon scored his 12th, 13th and 14th goals of the season to pace the Jr. Eagles over the Valley Maple Leafs 5-3 in Eskasoni Sunday afternoon. Simon and Matthew Benedict of the Leafs traded goals in the opening period before Simon completed his hat-trick with a pair in the second period to put the Jr. Eagles up 3-1 after forty minutes. Andrew McCarron and Ryan MacDonald on the power-play tied it for the Leafs, MacDonald’s goal coming with just 5:32 left but the Leafs couldn’t hang on as MacKenzie Erickson notted the game winning goal with 3:29 left in regulation and Adam Wilison put one into an empty net with 1:04 showing on the clock to give the 5-9-0 Jr. Eagles the 5-3 win over the 4-9-0 Leafs. The Jr. Eagles outshot the Leafs 43-31 and they will play the second game of their regular season home and home Friday Dec 10 in Windsor at 7:30 p.m.
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