PLAYED AT: Access Event Centre
Date: Apr 23, 2017
GAME NOTES: HARFANGS BEAT LIGHTNING FOR FIRST WIN AT ESSO CUP
LEE BOYADJIAN
MORDEN, Man. – Arielle Gagné capitalized on a power play early in the first period and added an assist in the third to lead the Harfangs du Triolet to a 4-1 victory over the Durham West Lightning in the opening game of the 2017 Esso Cup on Sunday afternoon.
The Harfangs came out with all the momentum, forcing a penalty just 2:34 into the opening frame. Laurie Dumont and Melianne Reynolds worked the puck around to Gagné, who beat Lightning goaltender Victoria Kelaiditis for a 1-0 lead. Kelaiditis held off the Harfangs for the rest of the period though, making 17 saves in the first.
In the second period, the teams exchanged odd-man rushes in the opening minute, but both Kelaiditis and Triolet netminder Mélyann Daigneault stood tall in net.
Durham West increased its pace in the middle frame, which resulted in a Kate Gallant goal at 11:14. The Lightning carried the puck out of the corner into the crease, where Gallant was able to stuff it past Daigneault to even the game at 1-1.
But just over a minute later, the Harfangs regained the lead courtesy of Chloé Gendreau. The quick response slowed the Lightning and the score would stay at 2-1 heading into the third.
The intermission proved to be more beneficial for Triolet, which added an insurance marker 3:56 into the third; Jade Pomerleau-Daigle was on the doorstep and jammed a loose puck past Kelaiditis for a 3-1 lead.
Just minutes later, Chavonne Truter had a chance to get the Lightning back within one, but ran out of room on a partial break, allowing Daigneault to easily smother the puck. Brianna Brooks and Sarah Brooks came at Daigneault next on a two-on-one, but the Harfangs goaltender played the shooter the whole way, giving them nothing to work with.
Nelly Lapointe added a fourth goal for Triolet with just 1:27 left in the third period, to cap the scoring.
Triolet will look to continue its winning ways in a 12 p.m. CT match-up Monday against the Atlantic Region champion Mid-Isle Wildcats, while Durham West will try to get into the win column when it meets the Prince Albert Bears at 3:30 p.m. CT. |
Visiting Team: Durham West Lightning
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Home Team: Harfangs du Triolet
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DURHAM WEST LIGHTNING LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 1 | Kelaiditis, Victoria | G | 35 | Evelyn, Kaitlyn | | 3 | Wilson, Sydney | | 5 | Gallenero, Julianna | | 7 | Staresinic, Lexy | | 11 | Truter, Chavonne | | 12 | Breton, Raeanne | | 14 | Gough, Julie | | 17 | Brooks, Brianna | | 19 | Tracogna, Lauren | | 21 | Ward, Kennedy | | 52 | Gallant, Kate | | 58 | MacDonald, Mackenzie | | 88 | Donaldson, Brooklyn | | 93 | McInall, Logan | | 97 | Brooks, Sarah | | | |
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DURHAM WEST LIGHTNING PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 97 | 2:00 | Tripping | 2:34 | 1 | | 2:34 | 4:29 | 3rd | 21 | 2:00 | Interference | 8:50 | 1 | | 8:50 | 10:50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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HARFANGS DU TRIOLET LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 1 | Daigneault, Mélyann | G | 30 | Thibault, Michelle | | 2 | Reynolds, Mélianne | | 3 | Bureau-Gagnon, Megan | | 4 | Veillette, Sandrine | | 5 | Gendreau, Chloé | | 6 | Pomerleau-Daigle, Jade | | 7 | Lapointe, Nelly | | 8 | Dumont, Laurie | | 9 | Grégoire, Karelle | | 10 | Rousseau, Gabrielle | | 11 | Drouin, Laurence | | 12 | Dubuc, Charlotte | | 14 | Gagné, Arielle | | 15 | Fontaine, Krystèle | | 16 | Veilleux, Hannah | | 17 | Thibault, Zoé |
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HARFANGS DU TRIOLET PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 16 | 2:00 | Tripping | 1:40 | 1 | | 18:20 | 0:20 | 3rd | 5 | 2:00 | Hooking | 12:39 | 1 | | 12:39 | 14:39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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