Maillet Dashes Overtime Hopes for Saint John
Published on March 1, 2013 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Saint John Sea Dogs News Release
SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs dropped a 4-3 decision to the Victoriaville Tigres in front of 5,087 fans at Harbour Station In Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday night.
Maxime Villemaire scored two goals and Andreas Tsogkas added a single for Saint John. Sebastien Auger stopped 31 of 35 in the loss as the Sea Dogs dropped to 22-38-1-0.
Philippe Maillet scored the game-winner and assisted on his teams other three goals. Philippe Halley had a goal and an assist, and Michael Rhéaume and Tommy Veilleux had singles for Victoriaville. The Tigres climbed to 29-24-3-5 in the victory as Brandon Whitney stopped 17 of 20 shots.
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Villemaire got the Dogs on the board with a snapshot that beat Whitney at 3:33 for his eighth of the year. Jakub Izacky and Stepehen Anderson made a nice give-and-go play to get Villemaire the puck right in the slot for the game's opening goal, a power play goal for Saint John.
Victoriaville found themselves with a 2-on-1 heading into the Sea Dogs zone, and with a deke around the net, Rhéaume found himself in front of the net for a tap-in.
The Sea Dogs pulled back into the lead at 16:22 as Tsogkas swerved around a sprawled Whitney with the puck and tucked in his second of the year.
In the last minute of the period, Veilleux beat Auger on a rebound chance at 19:04 to send the teams to their dressing rooms tied.
The Sea Dogs were outshot 13-6 in the first.
Halley was able to get away shorthanded, darting out of the penalty box and taking the pass to streak towards Auger. His deke fooled the netminder and he went top shelf to give the Tigres their first lead of the game at 5:45.
Just seconds later at 5:57 with the man advantage, Villemaire got his second of the game as Whitney kicked Villemaire's rebound into the net. It was Villemaire's ninth of the year and knotted the game at 3-3.
Only two home games remain in the regular season and fans should redeem their flex pack vouchers as soon as possible to take advantage of their tickets. The Sea Dogs are away tomorrow night, taking on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at 7 p.m.
They return for the final two home games on Wednesday at 7 versus the PEI Rocket and Friday at 7:30 against the Titan for Fan Appreciation Night. Tickets for the two remaining games are available by calling 657-1234, visiting the Harbour Station box office or by heading to tickets.harbourstation.ca.
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