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Sarnia, ON –
It was a battle on Brock Street, as the Sarnia
Legionnaires needed overtime for their eight
straight win, defeating the Leamington Flyers 5-4 in
Junior B hockey.
"We played
well tonight, again we out chances them," said head
coach Dan Rose. "The four goals they got were all
off bad plays by us. It was not that they were out
working us, we made some bad plays at times tonight
and turned the puck over."
Alex
Seguin got the scoring started in the first for the
Flyers, but with two quick Legionnaires goals from
Daniel Nikandrov and Brent Sauve, the Legionnaires
took the 2-1 lead. But with 32 seconds left in the
period, Brian Johnson would knot it up at 2-2 after
the first period.
Sarnia
would retake the lead as Evan Dixon scored on the
powerplay for a 3-2 Legionnaires lead. With a 5 on 3
powerplay, Sarnia would give up a shorthanded goal
as Leamington ties the game again. But with seven
seconds remaining, Jason Teschke would put Sarnia
back in front 4-3.
In the
third, the Flyers would tie it again as Seguin got
his second of the night. Both teams would have
chances to score in the third, but the game would
need overtime.
In
overtime, the Legionnaires would get on the
powerplay. With a scramble in front, Daniel
Nikandrov would score his second of the game, as the
puck gets up over Flyers goal Darien Ekblad, and put
into the net for the game winner.
Kyle
Washer made 34 saves for his seventh win of the
season.
Sarnia was
playin g
without Nathan Mater and Justice Dundas who had been
called back up to the Sarnia Sting due to injuries
on the Sting team. With the Mooretown Flags also in
action Saturday night, the Legionnaires looked to
the minor midget and midget AAA hockey team and
called up Matteo Ciccarelli and Nick Sproviero to
fill in.
Also
missing was captain Tyler Cicchini who was hurt in
Thursday's game, and Mike Dipaolo was also hurt in
the Sting's practice.
"We really
played well tonight except for four of five times
when we made some bad decisions," said Rose. "Those
are all correctable mistakes. We are not getting out
worked by the other teams. We are out working them,
we need to eliminate the mistakes.
The
Legionnaires in the middle of playing some of the
top teams in the Western Conference, as Sarnia will
travel to LaSalle on Wednesday and back home to face
St. Thomas on Thursday. It's a perfect time for
Sarnia to play the top teams and test their ability
and their depth. With eight wins in a row, the
Legionnaires have grown fond of winning, and are
showing that effort.
"They got
a taste of winning now, and they really don't want
to lose now," said Rose. "They feel like winners,
and now they are willing to put in the work at
practice, and it really makes the coaches job
easier. They are determined to keep winning."
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