SANTAGUIDA STOPS 29 FOR SECOND SHUTOUT, EAGLES BLANK WILDERNESS
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Michael Santaguida made 29 saves for his second shutout in three starts, helping the Surrey Eagles stay undefeated at the 2013 RBC Cup with a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Wilderness on Wednesday afternoon.
It’s the first time a team has recorded multiple shutouts in one preliminary round since the South Surrey Eagles did it on their way to the national title in 1998. Eagles head coach Matt Erhart was a defenceman on that ’98 team.
Nicolas Pierog, Trevor Cameron and Kevan Kilistoff had a goal and an assist each for Surrey (3-0), which led 2-0 after one period and 4-0 after two en route to its 10th win in 11 preliminary round games all-time at Canada’s National Junior A Championship.
Drew Best and Michael Stenerson had the other goals for the Eagles, while Adam Tambellini added two assists.
Joseph Jeanetta made 31 saves in his first start of the tournament for Minnesota (1-3), which was shut out for the first time this season.
The Eagles bombarded the Minnesota goal in the first period, outshooting the Wilderness 19-8, and took a 1-0 lead when Cameron picked up a loose puck in the slot, spun and beat Jeanetta for the game’s opening goal at 13:24.
Surrey doubled its advantage before the end of the first period; Cameron was at the end of a tic-tac-toe passing play and had a tap-in after a cross-ice feed from Tambellini, sending the Eagles to the dressing room up 2-0.
Best made it 3-0 at 11:20 of the second period, taking a pass from Brady Shaw and snapping a quick shot over the glove of Jeanetta, and Stenerson tipped in a Devon Toews point shot with four seconds left in the middle frame to make it 4-0 Surrey after two.
Kilistoff rounded out the scoring with 4:34 left in the third period, finishing off an Eagles three-on-two break by going low to the far side past Jeanetta.
Santaguida was busiest late in the third period, as the Wilderness pushed to ruin the shutout bid. The Surrey netminder has now stopped 86 of 90 shots in his three starts, a sparkling .956 save percentage.
The Eagles will finish the preliminary round Thursday afternoon (3 p.m. AT) against a familiar foe, taking on the Brooks Bandits, the team they beat in the Western Canada Cup final almost two weeks ago, while the Wilderness will wait and see who they play in Saturday’s semifinals.
Box Score/Compte | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
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CEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WST1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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Goals/Buts : 13:24 WST1 Nicolas Pierog (Kevan Kilistoff, Brett Mulcahy) 18:21 WST1 Trevor Cameron (Adam Tambellini, Demico Hannoun) Penalties/Pénalités : 07:57 CEN Jeremy Johnson (Slashing/Coup de bâton) 10:05 CEN Nick McCormack (Roughing/Rudesse) 14:27 CEN Nick Szopinski (Hooking/Accrocher) 19:36 WST1 Nicolas Pierog (Roughing/Rudesse) |
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Second Period/Deuxième période |
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Goals/Buts : 11:20 WST1 Drew Best (Brady Shaw, Jordan Klimek) 19:56 WST1 Michael Stenerson (Devon Toews, Adam Tambellini) PP/AN Penalties/Pénalités : 04:05 CEN Zack Thielen (Holding/Retenir) 05:42 WST1 Brady Shaw (Slashing/Coup de bâton) 05:42 WST1 Brady Shaw (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/Conduite antisportive) 19:50 CEN Benjamin Michaud (Hooking/Retenir) |
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Goals/Buts : 15:26 WST1 Kevin Kilistoff (Nicolas Pierog, Trevor Cameron) Penalties/Pénalités : 05:44 WST1 Brady Shaw (Boarding/Donner de la bande) 08:48 WST1 William Clark (Interference/Obstruction) 12:19 CEN Daniel Bartkowiak (High-sticking/Bâton élevé) 16:40 CEN Daniel Bartknwiak (Hooking/Retenir) 18:36 WST1 Colton Mackie (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/Conduite antisportive) |
Goaltenders/Gardiens de but | |
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CEN | Joseph Jeanetta |
WST1 | Michael Santaguida |
Shots on Goal/Tirs au but | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
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CEN | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
WST1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 36 |
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CEN | Mike Dietrich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WST1 | Trevor Cameron |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 | ||
3:00 p.m. AT | WST2 5 - WST1 2 |
Preliminary |
7:30 p.m. AT | EST 4 - HST 2 |
Preliminary |
Friday, May 17, 2013 | ||
OFF DAY | ||
Saturday, May 18, 2013 | ||
2:00 p.m. AT | CEN 4 - WST2 5 (OT) |
Semifinal |
6:00 p.m. AT | HST 3- WST1 2 (OT) |
Semifinal |
Sunday, May 19, 2013 | ||
7:00 p.m. AT | HST 1 - WST2 3 |
Championship |
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