GRAND FALLS – In a game that had all five goals being scored in one period, the Rapids were defeated 3-2 on Sunday afternoon on home ice against the Truro Bearcats.
It was a 6th consecutive loss for Grand Falls who find themselves 21 points behind the 4th and final playoff spot in the Eastlink North division standings.
It was a defensive battle for both teams through the first two periods of play as no goals were scored while only 27 shots in total were registered after forty minutes: 14 for Truro and 13 for the Rapids.
Five goals were scored in the final frame as the Bearcats sent 17 shots on Rapids’ netminder Loic Nadeau.
Reese Allen opened the scoring for the visitors at 1:32 of the third on a rebound from the slot.
It took only 48 seconds for the Rapids to reply as Médéric Allard took a pass in front of the net from Brayden Campbell to tie the game 1-1.
Truro regained the lead at the 14-minute mark of the period on a tip in front of the net from Benjamin DeJonge while the Bearcats were playing with the man advantage.
Then at 17:49, Reese Allen added his second goal of the game into an empty net to bring the score to 3-1.
The Rapids were able to reduce the margin to one goal at 18:36 on a perfect tip in front of the crease from Jonah Leard, his 22nd tally of the season.
Zachary Marquis also finished the game with 2 points for Truro with 2 assists.
Jack Milner was the winning goalkeeper, making a total of 22 saves.
The Rapids will return to action on Wednesday night as they host the West Kent Steamers. Puck drop is at 7:15 at the E.&P. Sénéchal Centre.
*3 STARS OF THE GAME:
1- Tyler Guy (TRU); 2- Brayden Campbell (GFR); 3– Benjamin DeJonge (TRU)
Patrick Thibault
Scoring
1st |
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No Scoring |
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2nd |
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No Scoring |
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3rd |
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1:32 |
TRU |
Reese Allen (8) ASST: Zachary Marquis (19), Liam Welsh (16) |
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2:20 |
GFR |
Médéric Allard (4) ASST: Brayden Campbell (16), Derek Bird (7) |
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14:13 |
TRU |
Benjamin De Jonge (13) ASST: Tyler Guy (10) (PP) |
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17:49 |
TRU |
Reese Allen (9) ASST: Nathan Dubreuil (3), Zachary Marquis (20) (EN) |
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18:36 |
GFR |
Jonah Leard (22) ASST: Nicholas Brennan (15), Mathieu Martel (1) |