Saints Hold On For 6-5 Win Over Hornets

Revised Saturday Nov. 7 at 11:55pm due to scoring change

Johnny Curran scored three times for the St. Catharines Saints on Friday night in their road contest against the Cambridge Hornets, but it was Tory McLean’s third-period marker that proved to be the game-winner in a 6-5 Saints victory. Not to be outdone, the Hornets’ Stephen MacAulay was involved in every one of his team’s goals, scoring one and adding four assists.

Cambridge got on the board quickly, with Mac Clutsam finding the back of the net just 18 seconds in for his first of the year. Nearly eight minutes later, Justin Brack scored on the power play to even the score for the Saints. Curran then got his first of the night, unassisted, with 2:30 left in the period, giving St. Catharines its first lead of the game. The Hornets answered, however, tying the game at two with 66 seconds remaining on Kory Mortimer’s goal.

Cambridge regained the lead 4:54 into the second period on MacAulay’s lone goal of the game. That score held until late in the frame, when Matthew Thorpe scored the equalizer at 15:38 and Curran gave the Saints the lead with a power-play marker with one second remaining in the period.

Curran completed the hat trick just after the halfway mark of the third period, scoring an unassisted shorthanded goal. McLean then gave St. Catharines a three-goal cushion with his second of the season at 14:21. Cambridge kept pressing and got goals from Tyler Wade at 15:55 and Brandon Lucchesi at 18:15 but could not complete the comeback before the final horn.

Trevor Micucci made 30 saves for the win in the St. Catharines net. Joseph Clark took the loss for the Hornets, making 36 saves on 42 shots.

The Saints (2-1-0-0) are back in action Saturday night when they travel to Stoney Creek to face the Tigers (1-1-0-0) at Stoney Creek Arena. Puck drop is 6:30pm. Cambridge (1-2-0-0) returns home to Galt Arena Gardens on Friday, November 13th to host the Tigers. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:45pm.

Scoring
1st Period
Cambridge – Mac Clutsam (1), Stephen MacAulay, Brett Wilson – 0:18
St. Catharines – Justin Brack (3), unassisted - 8:06 PPG
St. Catharines – Johnny Curran (2), unassisted – 17:30
Cambridge – Kory Mortimer (1), Stephen MacAulay, Brett Wilson – 18:54

2nd Period
Cambridge – Stephen MacAulay (1), Brett Wilson, Mac Clutsam – 4:54
St. Catharines – Matthew Thorpe (1), Tory McLean, Cam Stewart – 15:38
St. Catharines – Johnny Curran (3), Connor Walters, Justin Brack – 19:59 PPG

3rd Period
St. Catharines – Johnny Curran (4), unassisted – 10:17 SHG
St. Catharines – Tory McLean (2), Connor Walters, Cam Stewart – 14:21
Cambridge – Tyler Wade (1), Stephen MacAulay, Kyle Campbell – 15:55
Cambridge – Brandon Lucchesi (1), Mac Clutsam, Stephen MacAulay – 18:15

Upcoming Games
Saturday November 7
St. Catharines at Stoney Creek – 6:30pm | Stoney Creek Arena

Thursday November 12
Dundas at Wentworth – 7:30pm | Harry Howell Arena

Friday November 13
Stoney Creek at Cambridge – 7:45pm | Galt Arena Gardens

Saturday November 14
Stoney Creek at St. Catharines - 7:30pm | Merritton Centennial Arena

Thursday November 19
Dundas at Wentworth – 7:30pm | Harry Howell Arena

Friday November 20
Wentworth at Cambridge – 7:45pm | Galt Arena Gardens

Saturday November 21
Stoney Creek at St. Catharines – 7:30pm | Merritton Centennial Arena

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