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Privateers win 2nd straight in OT
The Liverpool Privateers have forced a 6th game in their playoff series with the Capstone Colts after a 4-3 double-overtime win in Liverpool.
Daniel LeBlanc’s 2nd goal of the game 42 seconds into the second overtime won it and helped his team rally from a 3-1 deficit. Malcom Bussey scored once and added 3 assists for the Privateers who trailed 3-1 mid-way through the second period. Dylan Patterson’s goal with 41 seconds left in regulation tied it for Liverpool and forced the overtime. It marked the Privateers second consecutive win in sudden-death over the weekend. Cooper Puma scored twice in the opening period to put the Colts up 2-0 after one, early in the second, LeBlanc’s first goal off the game brought the Privateers back to within a goal before Will MacRae made it 3-1 Colts. Bussey then scored for Liverpool and the Privateers trailed 3-2 after forty minutes. The Privateers outshot the Colts 46-43 with Keaghan Larade for the Privateers and Joshua MacArthur of the Colts both playing a strong game in nets. The Privateers travel to the arena at C.F.B. Shearwater Tuesday night for the 6th game down 3-2.
The Pictou County Scotians Jayden Hatchard scored the game winner with only 44 seconds left in regulation as the Scotians stayed alive in their series with Membertou and now trail 3-2 with game 6 tonight in Membertou starting at 6:30 p.m. There was no scoring in the opening period Sunday night and then the teams registered three consecutive power-play goals in the second, two by the Scotians Thomas Kennaley and Nathan Peters 22 seconds apart and the other by the Jr. Miners Josh MacKay. Dylan MacDonald tied the game at 2 for the Jr. Miners entering the third. Luke Young’s goal three minutes into the third period put Pictou back in front 3-2 before Brady MacLean scored on the power-play with 5:04 left in regulation to knot the game at 3-3 setting up Hatchard’s game-winner. The Jr. Miners held a 48-37 advantage in shots with Jack Cameron playing a very steady game in nets for the Scotians.
The Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs are now ahead 3-2 in their series with Port Hawkesbury after a 6-3 win at home. The AA Munro Jr. Bulldogs went in front 1-0 after twenty minutes on a goal by Darren Waterman. Luke Hadley tied it for the Pirates 56 seconds into the second before Luke Baldwin and Jake MacDonald put the Jr. Bulldogs up by a pair. Quinn McClelland then tallied for the Strait Pirates making it 3-2 Jr. Bulldogs going into the third. Chris Keyes and Jordan Etheridge made it 5-2 Bulldogs in the third before Cameron Gillis from the Strait and and Ryan MacLellan sccored goals to make the final 6-3. Game 6 goes Tuesday night in the Strait at 7:30 p.m. Antigonish outshot the Strait 47-23.