The Trois-Rivières Lions (affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) fell 4-1 to the Atlanta Gladiators (Nashville Predators) on Friday. It marked the second regulation loss of the season for the Lions in eleven games.
The home team opened the scoring when Colton Friesen netted his fourth goal of the season.
Late in the first period, while on the power play, Nolan Hutcheson tied the game with his third goal of the season. He capitalized on a pass from Anthony Beauregard, who was positioned behind the opposing net. For the Saint-Damase native, it marked his 200th career assist in the ECHL. Brooklyn Kalmikov also picked up an assist on the play, extending his point streak to eleven consecutive games.
The Gladiators were the only team to score in the second period, as Blake Humphrey restored Atlanta’s lead.
In the third period, Ben Striden intercepted the puck at the blue line before firing a shot into the back of the net, doubling the Gladiators’ advantage.
Late in the game, Ryan Conroy had only to slide the puck into an empty net to seal Atlanta’s 4-1 victory.
In goal, Francesco Lapenna suffered the first regulation loss of his professional career, stopping 22 of 25 shots. At the other end of the ice, Ethan Haider turned aside 28 of the 29 shots directed his way by the Lions.
The Lions will wrap up their trip to Georgia on Sunday at 3:10 p.m., when they face the Atlanta Gladiators once again. The Trois-Rivières squad will then return home to welcome its fans on Friday, November 20, at 7 p.m. for Casino Night, presented at the Colisée Vidéotron.
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