Huskies snap losing skid with 4-1 win over X-Men
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Saint Mary's (7-5-0, 7-5-0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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StFX (5-7-0, 5-7-0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ANTIGONISH, NS - The Saint Mary's Huskies snapped a two-game losing skid with a 4-1 victory over the STFX X-Men at the Keating Centre Wednesday evening.
The Huskies came out quick off the opening face-off, and even rang one off the post in the first minute. They were first on the scoreboard with Sam King, (Hampton, NB) opening the scoring at 6:26 with assists coming from Bradey Johnson (Lindsay, ON) and Keith Getson (Bridgewater, NS).
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Sam King scores the opener to give @SMUMensHockey a 1-0 lead, 6:26 into the first period.
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The Huskies continued to push hard with a number of strong scoring chances, a few of which hit the post. Huskies captain Getson doubled the lead just over six minutes later off a scramble in front of the X net. Assists went to Walter Flower (Lunenburg, NS) and Caelan McPhee (Ancaster, ON).
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Captain Keith Getson scores his third of the year to give @SMUMensHockey a 2-0 lead.
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Shots at the end of the first were 14-7 in favour of X, despite the home squad trailing 2-0.
The Huskies again pushed hard in the second period, again sending a couple of shots off the post in the first half of the period, but it was STFX who lit the lamp with 11 minutes gone. Josh Nelson (Lockport, IL) scored on a four-minute powerplay, with Matthew Struthers (Milton, ON) and Jacob Hudson (Antigonish, NS) adding the helpers.
Saint Mary's replied with a powerplay marker of their own with just under four minute left to play, as Jaxon Bellamy (Hampton, NB) stepping into a one-timer that found the back of the net, giving the Huskies a two-goal lead once again. King and Cedric Ralph (Peterborough, ON) assisted.
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Jaxon Bellamy wires a one-timer to give @SMUMensHockey a 3-1 lead in the second period.
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Shots at the end of the second were 26-18 in favour of the Huskies.
It was the X-Men who came out of the dressing room with some jump in the third period and put more pucks on the net but the Husky defence had their number.
Charlie Dafonseca (Thornhill, ON) added an empty netter after STFX pulled their goalie with three minutes left in the game, but failed to win a face-off in the SMU end to maintain possession, and the Huskies skated away with the win.
Final shots in the game were 34-33 in favour of the visitors.
Saint Mary's goalie Matt Welsh (Halifax, NS) made 32 saves in the win, while X-Men goaltender Joseph Raaymakers (Chatham, ON) had 30 in the loss.
Huskies captain Keith Getson was named Subway Player of the Game with one goal and one assist, while Sam King also recorded a goal and an assist and was selected as the second star. X-Men goal scorer Josh Nelson was named third star of the game.
The Huskies win improved their record to 7-5-0 on the season. They'll be back on the road on Friday night as they visit the UPEI Panthers in Charlottetown, before returning to the Dauphinee Centre to host the Acadia Axemen, with both games scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
The X-Men loss dropped their record to 5-7 on the season. They'll head on a three game road trip, beginning Friday night as they head to Fredericton to take on the U SPORTS #1 ranked UNB REDS, with puck-drop scheduled for 7 p.m.
Recap courtesy: Matt Draper / STFX Athletics
Photos courtesy: Bryan Kennedy / STFX Athletics
