The Bulldogs beat the Spruce Grove Saints last night 4-2. The Bulldogs have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs for a while now. But Spruce Grove is still battling for a spot with Okotoks. Spruce Grove may actually make it over Okotoks too even though behind. Okotoks has a very very hard schedule facing Brooks and Penticton. Spruce Grove has 2 games against Vernon. I just want to watch the Bulldogs wreck as many of their playoff dreams as they can before the season is done.
Michigan State commit Frederic Deschenes makes it a 1-0 game for the Saints after ramming away at the lose puck at 14:50 of the first period with the assists on the goal going to former Bulldog Matheson Mason and Carson Lloyd.
Joey Melo tipped in a Noah Mertz shot at 16:45 of the first period to make it tie game with the other assist going to Luke Norcross.
Shots on goal in the first period were 16-6 for Spruce Grove
Shots in a scoreless second period was 13-12 for the Bulldogs
Josh Polak got a garbage goal on a screen to make it 2-1 at 7:47 of the third period with the helpers going to Maine commit Austin Peters and Sorel-Tracy, Quebec native Frederic Deschenes.
Oscar Bjork tied the game up with a point shot at 13:21 of the first period recording his first BCHL goal. The assists on the goal went to Luke Dahlen and Joey Melo.
Noah Mertz rips one from the point on the Power Play to give the Bulldogs a 3-2 lead at 14:58 of the third period. The assists on the goal went to Joey Melo and Luke Dahlen.
Late in the game the Saints Austin Peters got suspended for a knee on knee hit to Thomas Neu. Neu luckily was unhurt. It looked very intent to injure and the replay did Peters no favors as it looks even worse. There could be a big suspension on that one.
Joey Melo gets his second of the night in the empty net to make the final score 4-2 while they were on the Power Play too. The goal was scored at 19:17 with the assist going to Jason Davenport.
Shots on goal in the third period were 11-7 for the Saints. The Saints outshot the Bulldogs 39-26 in the game.
Kirill Kapustin made 37 saves on the 39 shots that he faced for the win for the Bulldogs. For the Saints Bodee Weiss made 22 saves on the 25 shots that he faced.
Three Stars of the game were 1) Kirill Kapustin 2) Joey Melo 3) Frederic Deschenes
Attendance in Spruce Grove was listed at 620 and it appeared on the TV like alot less than the prior night in Blackfalds.
Bulldogs next game is Wednesday March 12th in Blackfalds against the Okotoks Oilers to make up for that cancelled game earlier in the season.
