Recap

This is the first meeting of the year between these two teams. The second game of the regular season between these teams will be February 23rd in Beaumont and it will be the last game of the regular season for both teams.

Beaumont scores a power play goal midway through the first to take a 1-0 lead. The Saints had been controlling the play up to that point. The Saints follow it up with deflection goal of their own to tie it at 1. The Saints go up 2-1 with just over two minutes left in the first period. The Saints out shoot Beaumont 19-6 in the first period.

The Saints start the second with one minute left in a power play opportunity. The Saints capitalize and take a 3-1 lead early in the second period. The Saints add to their lead by converting a nice 2 on 1. The Saints are out shooting Beaumont 30-12 midway through the game. Another close call as Bryson Oleksyn rings one off the post. A late power play opportunity gives Beaumont a chance to cut into the lead. The Saints kill off the penalty and out shoot Beaumont 16-11 in the second and take a 4-1 lead into the third period.

The Saints score on a breakaway to take a 5-1 lead. The Saints add another one to lead 6-1. The Saints add another on their 47th shot of the game, the hat trick goal for Bryson Oleksyn. The Saints have shifted some players between forward and defense for this period. The Saints out shoot Beaumont 13-7 in the third and 48-24 overall. The Saints win 7-1.

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Game photos by Bill Clark