HOCKEY CANADA
2011 TELUS Cup
Lions du Lac St-Louis 5 - London Jr. Knights 4
MATHESON’S PAIR LEAD LIONS TO VICTORY
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Michael Matheson scored twice, including the game winner with just under eight minutesto go as the Lions du Lac St-Louis scored a 5-4 win over the London Jr. Knights on Monday afternoon at MileOne Centre.
The Lac St-Louis captain’s wrist shot from the point eluded London goaltender Justin Tugwell to restorethe Lions’ lead after London had scored twice in the first 1:50 of the third period to pull into a 4-4tie.
Matheson opened the scoring just shy of the eight-minute mark of the first period, stepping over the blueline and rifling a shot over the glove of Craig Wood, who was lifted in favour of Tugwell after AlexandrosSoumakis made it a 4-2 game 7:52 into the second period.
The teams traded the game’s first four goals before Anthony Duclair and Soumakis beat Wood 1:18 apart togive the Lions their largest lead of the game at 4-2 and end Wood’s evening.
Matthew Schurr brought the Jr. Knights to within one at 4-3 with his second of the game just 37 secondsinto the third period, and Connor Hogg converted a shorthanded breakaway 73 seconds later to tie the game andset up a tense finish.
Despite a late power play, the Central Region champions couldn’t beat Lac St-Louis netminder FrançoisBrassard, who made 28 saves to record the win.
The Lions will look to run their record to 2-0 when they face the Winnipeg Thrashers in Tuesday’s matinee(noon NT), while the Jr. Knights face the host St. John’s Privateers in the late game (7 p.m. NT).
| Game Information/Renseignements sur le match | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game #/No. de match | 2 | Round/Ronde | Preliminary |
| Arena/Aréna | Mile One Centre | Location/Lieu | St. John's, N.L. |
| Date | Monday, April 18, 2011 | Time/Heure | 3:30 PM NT |
| Box Score/Compte | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions du Lac St-Louis (QUE) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| London Jr. Knights (CEN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités |
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| Second Period/Deuxième période |
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| Third Period/Troisième période |
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| Goaltenders/Gardiens de but | |
|---|---|
| Winnipeg Thrashers (WST) | 33 François Brassard |
| Vancouver NW Giants (PAC) | 1 Craig Wood
30 Justin Tugwell |
| Shots on Goal/Tirs au but | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions du Lac St-Louis (QUE) | 6 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| London Jr. Knights (CEN) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
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