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Bulldogs lose for first time
Three Exceptionally tight games in the NSJHL Friday night with two of the three games decided by a goal ad the third one was tied after forty minutes: The following is a rundown of play Oct 27:
Port Hawkesbury 4 Antigonish 3
The Strait Pirates handed the Jr. Bulldogs their first loss of the season 4-3 at the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury. The defending Atlantic Champions broke out early going up 2-0 after the first period on goals from David Chaisson and Logan McGrath. The Bulldogs ran into penalty difficulties in the second as they were assessed 4 minors and a Miscoduct and the Strait Pirates certainly took advantage scoring two power-play markers off the sticks of Landon MacIntosh and Matthew Ellis to tie the game at 2-2 with 3:20 to play in the middle frame. Luc Sampson scored 21 seconds after Ellis’s power-play goal to put the Bulldogs back in front 3-2 after two periods. The Strait Pirates who won their ninth of the season against five losses came out strong in the final frame scoring twice on goals from Sam Beaton who also added two assists and Cadyn Power the game winner with 6:59 to play. Antigonish outshot the Strait 38-35.
Capstone 3 South Shore 2 (Overtime)
It took an overtime goal from Benjamin Veinot with 4:54 to play in sudden-death overtime to snap a 2-2 tie and give the Capstone Colts a 3-2 win over the South Shore Lumberjacks at C.F.B. Shearwater Friday evening. Riley Henman of the Colts scored the game’s first goal of the game with 4:36 to play in the opening period. Daniel Kline then tied it 1-1 before the second period concluded. In the third period, Luke Hawylak and Brenman Coleman scored goals to tie the game 2-2 after regulation. The Lumberjacks moved one game over .500 at 5-4-1 for 11 points, one back of the 3rd place Sackville Blazers who hold a game in hand on the Lumberjacks. South Shore outshot the Colts 40-28.
Pictou County Scotians 6 East Hants Penguins 3
The Penguins were coming off a 7-2 thrashing of the Scotians last Sunday evening in Pictou but the Scotians were not the same team Friday evening as they exploded for three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Penguins 6-3 who suffered only their third loss of the season while the Scotians registered their ninth win. Only 13 seconds into Friday’s game, the Scotians were all over the Pens net but failed to score on Marcus Pettipas. The Penguins came right back as Devin Meagher went through the Pictou defence as Meagher came in alone to the right of the Scotians net from 15 feet out and made an accurate shot which saw Devin Meagher then put East Hants up 2-0 as he came down the left side of the Scotians net and let a shot go close in which seemingly bounced in off Scotians goalie Jack Cameron. Pictou came back to move within a goal as Thomas Kennaley with the Scotians like a drone were buzzing all over the Pens net pulled to within a goal mid-way through the first. Jack Tompkins with an assist by Ryan Frizzle whose shot initially went off the pads of Pettipas scored to make it 2-2 with just 3:01 remaining in the first. In the second, the teams traded power-play goals by Devin Meagher who scored his second of the night and Kyler Lohnes did likewise for the Scotians to knot the game at 2-2 after forty minutes. Lohnes’s goal was beautiful 2 on 1 in which he beat Pettipas clean to tie the game at 3-3. Just before the conclusion of the second period, Pettipas made another great pad save off of Will Mierau just 6 feet left of Pettipas but Mierau could not score. The Scotians were breathing fire when they came out in the third as they stymied the hometown Penguins. Camden Burgess of the Scotians picked up a loose puck which was rebound and scored to make it 4-3 Pictou Scotians only 1:17 into the third. Nick MacMillan scored the winning goal as the Scotians continued to play strong and MacMillan’s shot just rolled past Pettipas and it was 5-3 Pictou. East Hants then took a penalty with 12:13 left but played short-handed for only 17 seconds before the Scotians took one. Nathan Peters played an aggressive and strong game for the Scotians and with the Penguins showing no discipline ended up playing short-handed once again with 10:17 to play. Meagher was looking for his third of the night for the Pens but missed an excellent scoring opportunity in front of the Scotians net with 7 minutes to play in regulation. Matt Carson then finished the Scotians scoring with a short-handed marker as he stripped the puck from an East Hants defender to make the fi al 6-3 Pictou. The Scotians defence was stalwart in the third period. Will Mierau picked up 3 assists for the Scotians. East Hants remains four points up on the Colts as the colts go into Sackville Monday night for a 7:30 start in Sackville.