QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs

Late Push Keeps Rocket Ahead of Saint John

Published on February 16, 2013 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Saint John Sea Dogs News Release


CHARLOTTETOWN - The Saint John Sea Dogs fell to the PEI Rocket 6-2 in Saturday's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

Michael Abbott and Stephen Anderson scored for the Sea Dogs as Alex Fournier stopped 32 of 37 shots. Saint John falls to 21-34-1-0.

Matej Beran, Matthew Bursey, Victor Provencher, Yan Pavel Laplante, Louick Marcotte and Erik Robichaud responded for the Rocket. Anotine Bibeau made 25 saves on 27 shots as PEI climbed to 32-21-2-0.

Click HERE to view a complete scoresheet from Wednesday's game. For interviews and highlights, visit Sea Dogs TV, the team's official YouTube channel.

The Sea Dogs opened the scoring early at 2:54 as all three Newfoundland players connected to get Saint John up in the first. Abbott scored his fourth of the year and second as a Sea Dog, beating Bibeau with a XX. Connor Donaghey won the faceoff and Marcus Cuomo got the puck to Abbott to grab the assists on the play.

Before the halfway point of the period, at 8:55, the game was tied by Beran with his 14th of the year.

Shots in the first were very close, with a 14-13 edge going to Saint John.

Bursey and the Rocket came out hard to open the second, and just 13 seconds in, the Saint John native made it 2-1 with his seventh goal of the season.

Provencher made it 3-1 as the Rocket had a man-advantage just after the middle of the period. He scored his 22nd of the year at 11:02.

As Provencher went to the box late in the second, Anderson made the Rocket pay with his ninth of the season. His backhander beat Bibeau at 18:57 with the assists going to Jurij Repe and Pierre Durepos. It made the game 3-2, as close as the Sea Dogs would come to the win.

PEI had a three goal third period to push past the Dogs, including two in the 17th minute.

Laplante scored the first at 7:39 to make it 4-2.

Despite a late push by the Sea Dogs with Fournier on the bench, the Rocket capitalized twice to seal the victory. Marcotte beat a diving Durepos to the puck and put in the empty netter at 17:26.

Just 26 seconds later, Robichaud tipped home his sixth of the year to make the final 6-2 Rocket.

Saint John returns to Harbour Station Wednesday night to take on the Halifax Mooseheads at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 657-1234, visiting the Harbour Station box office or by heading to tickets.harbourstation.ca .

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