QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs

Després Nets Game-Winner as Sea Dogs Down Rocket 3-2

December 7, 2010 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Saint John Sea Dogs News Release


CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI --- The league-leading Saint John Sea Dogs (25-3-0-2) captured their ninth consecutive victory on Tuesday night, defeating the P.E.I. Rocket by a score of 3-2 in front of nearly two thousand fans at the Charlottetown Civic Centre. Zack Phillips, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Simon Després provided Saint John's offence in the hard-fought road effort, while veteran goalie Frédéric Piché stopped 26 of the 28 shots sent his way by Rocket skaters in improving to 12-3 on the season.

At the other end of the ice, Philippe Paradis and Matthew Hobbs each tallied markers for P.E.I. (15-14-1-1) in a losing effort, with overage net minder Evan Mosher suffering his 14th defeat of the year despite turning in a stellar 42-save performance between the pipes for the home side. Click HERE to view the complete scoresheet from Tuesday's contest.

The lone goal of period number one came off the stick of second-year sniper Zack Phillips, who buried a picture-perfect cross-ice feed from Steven Anthony 8:49 into the stanza to pick up the 22nd goal of his season. Jonathan Huberdeau also drew a helper on Phillips' man-up marker.

Prince Edward Island pulled even on a retaliatory power play goal, which came in the form of a Matthew Hobbs one-timer 4:08 into the second period. The Sea Dogs then pulled back ahead courtesy of sophomore scoring sensation Jonathan Huberdeau, who jammed a loose puck across the Rocket's goal line at the 16:23 mark of the middle frame.

Chicago Blackhawks prospect Philippe Paradis produced the hosts' second goal of the night in the opening minute of the third period, banging home a rebound produced by a Ben Duffy shot to both improve his 2010-11 goals total to thirteen and tie things up at two apiece. A great individual effort by superstar blue-liner Simon Després then gave the visitors a 3-2 lead in the 59th minute of play, as the hulking rearguard assertively carried the puck the length of the ice prior to ripping a hard wrist shot past Mosher to make the eighth goal of his season of the game-winning variety.

These two teams will meet again at Harbour Station on Wednesday evening on the first Value Night of the season. Special $6 upper bowl seats are available for this mid-week tilt, which gets underway at 7:00pm. Tickets to this exciting intradivisional showdown can be obtained by calling the arena box office at (506) 657-1234, or by visiting www.tickets.harbourstation.ca.

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