The Saint John Sea Dogs matched a franchise record on Friday night by registering their sixth consecutive win, defeating the Acadie-Bathurst Titan by a score of 2-1 in front of over five thousand fans at Harbour Station.
Import goalie Robert Mayer continued his strong play in backstopping Saint John to the home victory, turning aside 22 of the 23 shots sent his way. The 19-year old has allowed only ten goals during his team’s current winning streak.
Veterans Alex Grant and Ryan Sparling provided all the offence the home team would need on Friday, while star centre Chris DiDomenico assisted on both Sea Dogs goals. The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect now has 4G-10A-14P in nine games played this season.
“This was a big win for us,” said DiDomenico following the competitive intra-provincial showdown. “Games against the Titan are always tough and tonight was no exception. Our defence really stepped up for us out there tonight and Robert was obviously great between the pipes yet again. We’re playing very well as a team right now and I’m confident that we can continue to build on this momentum moving forward.”
For the fourth consecutive game, Saint John emerged victorious on the pivotal special teams front, keeping their opponents from converting on any of their five power play chances while producing the eventual game-winner with the man-advantage late in the second period.
Head Coach/General Manager Jacques Beaulieu is extremely pleased with how his penalty killing unit has performed recently.
“Everyone is working hard four-on-five and we’ve been getting great results thanks to that hard work,” said Beaulieu following Friday’s victory. “All of our guys are blocking shots and Robert has been making big saves for us when we need him to, which is obviously huge. Special teams are a big part of major junior hockey, and hopefully we can maintain the level of success we’ve been having for a while yet.”
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