RECAP : Growlers Streak Halted at 19

Maine Mariners (27-22-2-1) at Newfoundland Growlers (36-12-0-1)Saturday, February 15th – Mile One Centre – St. John’s, NL Goal Summary 

Game Story The Newfoundland Growlers saw their record-setting home winning streak end at 19 wins as they suffered a 3-1 heartbreak loss on Valentine’s Day Weekend to the Maine Mariners Saturday night at Mile One Centre before a crowd of 4,735. A scoreless opening period saw the Mariners outshoot the Growlers 11-9, but Colt Conrad had the best chance of the period near the seven-minute mark as he appeared to backhand a shot past Francois Brassard, but after video review, it was deemed no goal. Michael McNicholas opened the scoring for Maine 1:29 into the second period after his wrister from the slot found its way behind Maksim Zhukov for a powerplay tally that pulled the visitors ahead 1-0. Riley Woods put the Growlers on the board with 3:17 to play in the second period after pick-pocketing Mariners defenseman Sean Day and sliding a breakaway goal five-hole for a 1-1 score after 40 minutes of play. The Mariners went to the powerplay with 2:40 remaining in the game after the Growlers were nabbed with a delay of game minor, and just over a minute in Morgan Adams-Moisan scored the go-ahead goal, and Greg Chase added an empty netter 59 seconds later to seal the deal for a 3-1 Maine victory. Quick Hits

• Riley Woods extended his point streak to six games
• Maksim Zhukov made 31 saves
• The three stars were 3 – F. Brassard (MNE), 2 – M. Zhukov (NFL) and 1 – M. Adams-Moisan (MNE)

 What’s Next?The Newfoundland Growlers continue their four-game homestand Tuesday night against the Maine Mariners, ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers. Puck drop is 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Mile One Centre Box Office and online at mileonecentre.com.