The Trois-Rivières Lions (affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) extended their streak without a regulation loss to nine games, despite suffering a 5-4 overtime defeat against the Adirondack Thunder (New Jersey Devils) on Saturday.
The visitors opened the scoring with a goal from Jace Isley.
Late in the first period, with the Lions on a five-on-three power play, Brooklyn Kalmikov fired a quick shot past the goaltender to score his seventh goal of the season. Mathieu Bizier and Jacob Dion picked up the assists on the play. Kalmikov and Bizier extended their respective point streaks to nine games.
In the second period, Tristan Ashbrook scored his fifth goal of the season to put the New York State team back in front.
Later in the period, Nathaël Roy collected the rebound of a shot from Xavier Bernard and buried it to score his fifth goal of the campaign. Jacob Dion recorded his second assist of the game on the play.
Just moments later, Jake Gravelle found the back of the net for the third time this season, giving the Lions their first lead of the game. Christopher Inniss and Isaac Dufort were credited with the assists.
In the third period, Brooklyn Kalmikov extended the Lions' lead with his second goal of the game. Jacob Dion picked up his third assist of the night.
However, late in the third period, Patrick Grasso scored twice to tie the game and force overtime. Tristan Ashbrook eventually sealed the victory for the Thunder in the extra frame.
Despite the loss, the Lions extended their streak to nine consecutive games without a regulation defeat.
The Lions will now hit the road for a three-game trip next week. They will face the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by two matchups against the Atlanta Gladiators on Friday at 7:10 p.m. and Sunday at 3:10 p.m.
The Trois-Rivières squad will return home to face its fans on Friday, November 20, at 7 p.m. for Casino Night at the Colisée Vidéotron.
Season tickets, half-season packages, Flex Packs and single-game tickets are available at lions3r.com or by contacting a sales representative at 819-519-1634, extension 200.
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