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QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs

Sea Dogs Double Cataractes to End Trip

February 27, 2011 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Saint John Sea Dogs News Release


SHAWINIGAN, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs ended their Quebec road trip on a winning note, doubling the Shawinigan Cataractes 6-3 Sunday in their third game in as many nights.

Zack Phillips led the way with two goals and two assists, Stanislav Galiev also scored twice, while Eric Gelinas and Tomas Jurco contributed singles. Gabriel Bourret had three assists and Jonathan Huberdeau chipped in a pair of helpers. Jacob DeSerres made 27 saves for the win.

Jean-Francois Plante, Loik Poudrier and Justin Hache scored for the Cataractes. Gabriel Girard stopped 13 of 16 shots before giving way to Alex Dubeau in the second period. Dubeau stopped 19 of the 22 shots he faced.

The Sea Dogs improved to 51-6-1-2 and have won 16 of 17, including a 7-3 decision over Shawinigan last weekend. The Cataractes fell to 37-20-2-1

Click HEREfor a complete scoresheet from Sunday's game.

The first shot of the game was a dangerous one, as Maximilien Le Sieur broke in alone just over a minute in,

but DeSerres delivered a pad save to keep the game scoreless.

Galiev opened the scoring at 7:21 of the first. The Russian forward walked out from the left-wing boards and unloaded a shot from the faceoff cirle that beat Girard high to the blocker side. Phillips and Kevin Gagne drew the assists on the goal, which got Galiev to the 30-goal plateau.

Plante equalized at 9:08, poking in a rebound out of a scramble.

Phillips then put the Dogs back in front, going to the exact same place on Girard with a snapshot from the left-wing faceoff dot. Bourret and Steven Anthony assisted on the goal, the 34th of the year for Phillips.

Gelinas extended the lead to 3-1 at 11:14 of the second, firing a slapshot from the point that got through Girard thanks to Mike Thomas screening in front. Stephen MacAulay and Bourret assisted on the goal, the 12th of the year for Gelinas.

Bourret picked up his third assist on Jurco's goal at 13:31 of the second, thanks to a well-placed change-up wrist shot on net from the point. Jurco scooped up the rebound and shovelled it in with a backhand for his 29th of the year. Michael Kirkpatrick had the other assist.

Shawinigan cut the lead to 4-2 on the first shift of the third period when Poudrier buried a one-timer from the left-wing circle at the 20-second mark.

Galiev restored the three-goal lead with his 31st at 9:37 of the third, finishing a pass from Huberdeau to make it 5-2. Phillips had the other assist on the passing play.

Hache got Shawinigan back to within two at 9:59 but Phillips made it 6-3 on a 4-on-4 at 12:14. Off a faceoff to Dubeau's left, Phillips fired a shot from the top of the right-wing circle that beat the goaltender for his 35thof the year. Huberdeau was credited with the lone assist.

Saint John's next game is March 4 at home against the Moncton Wildcats, where the Brunswick News Rivalry Cup will be presented to the Sea Dogs for the first time. Tickets can be obtained by calling the Harbour Station box office at (506) 657-1234, or by visiting www.tickets.harbourstation.ca. The Sea Dogs would like to remind fans holding flex tickets to cash them in soon to avoid being disappointed by waiting until the last minute. These tickets do not carry over to playoffs and are redeemed on a first come, first served basis.

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