Welsh shuts out Axemen, Johnson scores shootout winner as Huskies ride four game win streak into new year
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
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Saint Mary's (9-8-1, 9-8-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Acadia (4-10-3, 4-10-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WOLFVILLE, NS – Saint Mary's goaltender Matt Welsh stopped 29 saves for the shutout, and forward Bradey Johnson scored the shootout winning goal, as the Huskies defeated the Acadia Axemen 1-0 for their fourth straight win on Friday night in Wolfville, NS.
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Bradey Johnson scores the shootout winner, and Matt Welsh shuts the door, as @SMUMensHockey finish the 2023 portion of their schedule on a four game win streak! pic.twitter.com/X3gkWo2LFi
Welsh made 29 stops in the first four periods, while Logan Couture (Levis, QC) made 39 saves to send the game to a shootout. For their play they were named the game's first and second stars respectively. Ben Boyd (Dartmouth, NS) was named the third star for the Huskies.
Saint Mary's Charlie Dafonseca (Thornhill, ON) opened the shootout with a goal, followed by a miss by Acadia's Adam McMaster (Beamsville, ON).
In the second round Brendan Mairs (London, ON) and Declan McDonnell (Buffalo, NY) each missed.
Bailey Peach (Falmouth, NS) evened the game for the Axemen in the third round after Cedric Ralph (Peterborough, ON) left the door open with a miss for the Huskies.
Bradey Johnson (Lindsay, ON) scored the game-winning goal in the fourth round before a miss by Ethan Ernst (Weyburn, SK) ended the game.
The Huskies fourth straight win improves their record to 10-8-0-0 heading into the winter break. Saint Mary's will return to home ice on Wednesday, Jan. 4 as they host the Acadia Axemen.
The Axemen loss drops their record to 4-9-0-3 on the campaign. They'll be back in action on Saturday night visiting the UPEI Panthers (6-10-1) in their final game before the break.
