RAPIDS COME FROM BEHIND TO DEFEAT THE TIMBERWOLVES
MIRAMICHI – Jayden Burtt-Munn scored the game winning goal at 53 seconds into overtime, giving the Grand Falls Greenfoot Rapids a spectacular come from behind 5-4 victory Sunday afternoon in Miramichi.
It was the Rapids’ first victory of the 2026-2027 campaign as they finish the weekend with a .500 record on the road.
The outlook wasn’t good for Jeff Cowan’s squad after forty minutes of play. Trailing 4-1, the Rapids regrouped brilliantly and simply dominated their opponents in the third period, sending 17 shots on goal compared to only 5 for the Timberwolves.
The comeback came past the mid-way point of the third (at 12:35) and it all started with Antoine L’Italien’s first tally of the season following a rebound in front of the net. His backhand shot beat netminder Alexandro Montoya, cutting Miramichi’s lead to two goals.
Defenseman Thomas Morin responded at 15:42 with a wrist shot from the point and added his second goal of the game in similar fashion with only 45 seconds remaining in regulation time, tying the score at 4-4.
It didn’t take long for the Rapids to complete the comeback in the overtime frame when Burtt-Munn took possession of the puck from his own blue line, speeding into the opponent’s territory before sending the puck to the back of the net on a wrister.
The Timberwolves took a 2-0 lead in the opening period on goals from Jacob Lachance at 37 seconds of play and a late goal from Carson Griffin at 19:53.
Eliot Tozer added Miramichi’s third goal at 7:12 of the second period before Brayden Watson would score the Rapids’ first goal of the contest at 11:29. However, the Timberwolves answered back 42 seconds later on a goal from Alexis Doucet to bring the score to 4-1 after two periods.
With his two goals, Thomas Morin also added an assist for a three-point game. Antoine Litalien (1g 1a) and Brody Pare (2a) also contributed offensively.
Noah Preston-Moore earned his first victory between the pipes, stopping 28 shots.
The Rapids will play their next game next Saturday on home ice as they host the Amherst Ramblers.
Three stars of the game:
1-Thomas Morin (GFR)
2- Jacob Lachance (MIR)
3- Antoine L’Italien (GFR)
Patrick Thibault
Scoring
| 1st | |||
| 0:37 | MIR | Jacob Lachance (1) ASST: Alexis Doucet (1), Ethan Dickson (1) | |
| 19:53 | MIR | Carson Griffin (1) ASST: Julien Avignon-Bourque (1) | |
| 2nd | |||
| 7:12 | MIR | Eliot Tozer (1) ASST: Kaden McNeil (1), Ethan Dickson (2) (PP) | |
| 11:29 | GFR | Brayden Watson (1) ASST: Nathan Dubreuil (1), Reid Calder (1) | |
| 12:11 | MIR | Alexis Doucet (1) ASST: Jacob Lachance (1) | |
| 3rd | |||
| 12:35 | GFR | Antoine L’Italien (1) ASST: Thomas Morin (1) | |
| 15:42 | GFR | Thomas Morin (1) ASST: Patrick Baxter (1), Brody Pare (1) | |
| 19:15 | GFR | Thomas Morin (2) ASST: Antoine L’Italien (1) | |
| 1st OT | |||
| 0:53 | GFR | Jayden Burtt-Munn (1) ASST: Brody Pare (2) |