Phoenix Fall in OT to East Division Leader

The Phoenix were hoping to put an end to their losing skid. The Phoenix had lost their previous two games on the road allowing a total of 14 goals against coming into the Tuesday night match.

The uphill battle to get into the playoffs currently has the Phoenix seeded at 5th in the division 28 points back of the leading Rouyn-Noranda Huskies coming into the Monday night game with Shawinigan.

It took no more than 15 seconds for the Cataractes to get on the board and take a 1-0 lead as Giovanni Fiore finished off a nice tic tac toe play established by the rapid forecheck from Shawinigan forwards Alexis D’Aoust and Brandon Gignac.

The Phoenix would finally get on the board with a goal of their own from Daniel Audette who took a pass from Julien Bahl out of the corner and maneuvered around Cataractes goalie to fire a puck along the ice going off of both posts before finally trickling into the net to score his 13th goal of the season at 17:49 tying the game at one goal apiece before the close of the first frame.

Special Teams continued to be quiet through the second period as both teams traded power plays but none of them were able to score keeping the ing it into the net to end the game 2:27 game deadlocked at 1 goal each. into overtime giving Shawinigan the vic

Evan Fitzpatrick was spectaculartory.in net for the Phoenix after a shaky previous two games turning away a shorthanded breakaway from Alexis D’Aoust late in the second period and another point blank shot off of a transition two on one early in the third.

The game proved to be a battle of the goaltenders after the end of regulation Fitzpatrick had stopped 33 shots and Cadorette stopped 26 of his own forcing an overtime period of 3 on 3.

Gabriel Gagne would be the hero of the night after hopping on a loose puck in the crease during the crease and fir-

ith a tough two games on the road the ahead against the Rouyn-Noranda and Val D’or who are the top two teams in the division next the Phoenix will have to play their best hockey while away from the friendly confines of the Palais des Sports. Their next home game is January 13th at 7pm versus Rouyn-Noranda to cap off a home and home series. 3 Stars: 1. Gabriel Gagne- SHA 2. Giovanni Fiore- SHA 3. Daniel Audette- SHE