Growlers Earn 7th Win in a Row
November 16, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Newfoundland Growlers News Release
The Newfoundland Growlers continued their winning ways Friday night in Reading as they notched their seventh straight victory.
Zach O'Brien opened the scoring early at the 4:00 minute mark of the first period with a quick deflection past the Royals goaltender Austin Lotz.
Stefan Leblanc scored his second of the season just 26 seconds into the second period to give the Growlers a 2-0 advantage, however, the Royals would score 2 quick ones from Swavely and MacDonald to tie the game at 2 by the 6:25 point of the second.
Swavely would add his second of the game just 5 minutes later to put the Royals ahead by one.
Zach O'Brien would bring to Growlers even with the Royals with his second of the game 2:31 into the third period, Sam Babintsev would tuck home a pass from Kyle Cumiskey just moments later to establish another Growlers lead with 15 minutes left in the third.
The Royals would tie the game late as Josh MacDonald would beat Michael Garteig with just under 2 minutes left in the game to force overtime.
Zach O'Brien would record the first ever Hat-Trick in franchise history with his game-winning overtime goal at 3:03 into the extra frame.
Quick Hits
Zach O'Brien's hat trick was the first in team history
Ryane Clowe was absent from the Growlers bench due to medical reasons, John Snowden assumed the role of head coach for the game
The three stars were 3 - S. Babintsev (NFL), 2 - S. Swavely (REA) and 1 - Z. O'Brien (NFL)
What's Next?
The Newfoundland Growlers resume their five game road trip tomorrow with a rematch with the Reading Royals. Catch all the action on nlgrowlers.com/mixlr.
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