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Bulldogs and Pens tied 1-1 in Chmps Series
Game 3 is now set in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Championship Series for Thursday night in Antigonish after the AA Munro Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs and East Hants Penguins split their opening two games in 21-22 Championship Series. Both games were exceptionally close with the Jr. Bulldogs after a prolific season managed to tie the series at one game apiece on a power-play goal from Sam Mattie with 3:15 left in the opening ten-minute overtime period Saturday night in Lantz. Mattie’s goal came while Noah Parent of the Pens was serving a cross-checking penalty.
The Penguins jumped in front 2-0 after one period on goals from Ethan Walker two minutes into the game and Nico Kane with 7:41 to play in the first. The Jr. Bulldogs came right back in the second as Mattie scored his first of two 41 seconds into the middle period and Ryan MacLellan tied it for the Jr. Bulldogs 3:13 later. The score stood 2-2 heading into the third period when Bruen Fisher scored 7:46 into the third period but the Pens could not hang on as Will Fitzsimmons tied it for Antigonish just 1:02 later to knot the game at 3-3 and force the overtime. This game was wide-open and a far cry from the defensive effort put forth in Friday’s Penguins win as the Jr. Bulldogs outshot East Hants 65-59. In Friday’s Opener:
East Hants 4 Antigonish 2
The two teams exchanged a pair of goals in the opening period as Brody Fraser scored twice for the Pens while Jake MacDonald and Fearghus MacDonald tallied for the Bulldogs. The teams played scoreless in the second before Evan McHenry scored on the power-play with 9:00 left in regulation to put the Pens in front 3-2. Logan Colter added an empty net marker with 1:10 to play in regulation to make the final 4-2 Penguins. East Hants outshot the Jr. Bulldogs 29-23. The teams now have a four-day break before they go at it hard over the Easter Weekend as the Pens play in Antigonish Thursday night, the teams come back to East Hants for game 4 Good Friday evening at 7:30 and then go back to Antigonish for a 7:30 clash Easter Sunday evening. For Junior Hockey Fans, it could be all the Easter Bunny can bring, 3 phenomenal hockey games in four days over the Easter Weekend. Stay tuned.