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Tyler Gaulin (8) of the Maine Nordiques passes the puck Saturday while being defended by Zach Stoner of the Johnstown Tomahawks in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
LEWISTON The script was nearly the same Saturday night as it was Friday night between the Maine Nordiques and Johnstown Tomahawks.
The Nordiques jumped out to an early 1-0 lead and the Tomahawks took over. This time the Tomahawks defeated the Nordiques 7-1 at The Colisee.
“It’s not how we draw it up, but our guys did a great job responding again and finishing a good weekend,” Johnstown coach Mike Letizia said.
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Maine scored twice in the first period and added another goal in the third period to notch a 3-2 win over Maryland in a North American Hockey League contest at the Ice World Arena in Edgewood, Maryland.
“When they scored on us to spoil the shutout (on Monday), it was the best thing that could have happened to us,” Maine Nordiques associate head coach Matt Pinchevsky said. “It put our team in the right frame of mind and focused on what they came to do on a different, completely different day.”
The win puts the Nordiques (18-9-1, 37 points) in first place in the East Division, two points ahead of the Johnstown Tomahawks while the third-place Black Bears (12-8-5, 29 points) fall eight points back of the Nordiques.
The Maine Nordiques frustrated the Maryland Black Bears with relentless puck pressure Monday afternoon.
The Nordiques defeated the Black Bears 4-1 in a North American Hockey League East Division contest at the Ice World Arena in Edgewood, Maryland.
“Everything, in terms of momentum and sustained momentum, was rooted from our forecheck,” Maine Nordiques associate head coach Matt Pinchevsky said. “Our forecheck was fabulous, and it started in one big-time wave from the Cannon Green, Makem Demers and Patrick Schmiedlin line. It followed right down the lineup.”
Luke Antonacci opened the scoring for the Nordiques (17-9-1, 35 points), scoring the only goal of the first period with seven minutes remaining. The goal was set up by James Philpott and Jack Strauss.