The Trois-Rivières Lions (affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) suffered their first regulation loss of the season on Thursday, falling 3–2 to the Savannah Ghost Pirates (Florida Panthers).
Just over a minute into the game, Nathaël Roy took a beautiful pass from Mathias Laferrière to break away and fire a first shot on goal. The goaltender made the initial save, but the Lévis native, positioned behind the net, recovered the puck and sent it back in front of the crease. The puck deflected off the goaltender and crossed the goal line, giving the Lions an early lead. With the secondary assist on the play, Mathieu Bizier extended his point streak to ten consecutive games with at least one point.
A few minutes later, Drake Burgin scored his first goal of the season to tie the game.
Thanks to his explosive speed, Isaac Dufort generated a counterattack and fired a shot that found the back of the net. It was his fifth goal of the young season. Anthony Beauregard picked up an assist on the play, while Brooklyn Kalmikov extended his point streak to ten consecutive games with the secondary assist on the goal by the Laval native.
Late in the first period, the home team once again tied the game with a power-play goal from Max Dorrington.
Neither team found the back of the net in the second period. In the third, Anthony Callin scored his second goal of the season, also on the power play, giving the Ghost Pirates their first lead of the game.
With the net empty late in the game, the Lions pulled out all the stops in an attempt to tie the score, but were unable to find the back of the net. The Félins therefore suffered their first regulation loss of the season.
In net for Trois-Rivières, Hunter Jones had a busy night, turning aside 34 of the 37 shots he faced. At the other end of the ice, Tyler Muszelik earned the victory with 18 saves on 20 shots.
The Félins will continue their road trip in Georgia as they head to Atlanta to take on the Gladiators. The two teams will meet for the first time on Friday at 7:10 p.m., followed by another matchup on Sunday at 3:10 p.m.
The Lions will then return home to welcome their fans on Friday, November 20, at 7 p.m. for Casino Night at the Colisée Vidéotron.
Season and half-season memberships, 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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