The Montreal Canadiens ECHL affiliate faced North Division rivals.
by Chris G, Rocket Sports, Montreal Canadiens blogger
The Trois-Rivieres Lions began a six-game road trip with a triple header over the weekend against the Reading Royals (Philadelphia Flyers) beginning on Friday.
Friday: Trois-Rivieres Lions 4 - Reading Royals 1
The Royals led 1-0 through 20 minutes, when the Lions outshot their opponents 13-1 in the second period. Trois-Rivieres obtained goals by Vincent Sevigny and Anthony Beauregard to hit the locker room with the lead. Jakov Novak and Jonathan Yantsis added goals in the third period to seal the victory.
The Flyers affiliate opened the floodgates in the first period, scoring four times and chasing Hunter Jones out of the game after 20 minutes. The captain Morgan Adams-Moisan put Trois-Rivieres on the board and 7:38 later, the Royals beat Luke Cavallin to restore the four-goal lead. Xavier Cormier scored before the intermission and Alex Beaucage cut the deficit to two goals during the first minute of the third period. With the goalie pulled for the extra attacker, Isaac Dufort made it a one-goal game with 0:49 remaining. The Lions efforts were not good enough to force overtime.
Sunday: Trois-Rivieres Lions 3 - Reading Royals 4
Trois-Rivieres scored first for the first time in the weekend when Logan Nijhoff put in a rebound from the slot. Nijhoff doubled the lead in the second period by converting on a chance from the slot again for a power play goal. The lead was cut in half by the Royals when Kirby Proctor recorded his first career ECHL goal with a shot through traffic from the point. Reading answered back one-minute later to make it a one-goal game heading into the second intermission. The Canadiens affiliate got into penalty trouble to kick off the third period and allowed their opponents to tie it during a two-man advantage. The Royals took their first lead midway through the final period and held on for the win.
Roster News
The Lions played Sunday’s game with a reduced roster of nine forwards and seven defensemen. Alex Beaucage, Jonathan Yantsis were not in uniform on Sunday, after playing the previous night. The club did not provide any information about their absences.
Up Next
The Lions wrap up the road trip with a tripleheader against the Norfolk Admirals (Winnipeg Jets) beginning on Friday.
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