X-Men snap three-game skid with 5-2 win over Tigers

(ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - The StFX X-Men snapped a three-game losing skid Friday night as they recovered from 2-0 deficit to defeat the visiting Dalhousie Tigers by a score of 5-2.

The visiting Tigers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the game with first period goals by Andrew Wigginton (2:19) and Brendon MacDonald (4:05).

Wigginton's wrist shot off a Mathieu Boudreau pass to the slot beat StFX goaltender Joey Perricone, while MacDonald's goal was scored on the power-play. He redirected a shot from Pierre-Alexandre Vandall. Jacob Johnston also picked up an assist.

The X-Men cut the lead in half before the period was up when Michael Kirkpatrick notched a power-play marker at 15:16. Wray assisted as Kirkpatrick's slap shot from the point fooled Tigers goalie Bobby Nadeau.

The second period saw the X-Men score three unanswered goals, two off the stick of Subway player of the game Brennen Wray. His first goal came at 2:16 as he redirected a Jason Bast shot over the blocker of Nadeau. Derek Claffey also picked up a helper on the play.

Ted Stephens (8:07) scored the X-Men's third goal of the evening following a 2-on-1 opportunity with Kirkpatrick. Nadeau stopped Kirkpatrick's slap shot, but Stephens buried the rebound. Cory MacIntosh was in on the play for an assist as well.

Wray tallied his second goal while on the power-play late in the second frame, tipping in a Spencer McAvoy shot from the point at 19:22. Stephens picked up his second point of the evening with an assist.

MacIntosh rounded out the scoring in the game for StFX with a power-play goal 8:53 into the third period, the only goal of that period. He jumped on a rebound after Nadeau stopped R.D. Chisholm's shot in the slot. Chisholm and Zack MacQueen assisted.

The game ended on a rough note as 133 penalty minutes were handed out in the third period, including ten 10-minute misconduct calls, five to each squad.

When the dust settled and the final buzzer sounded, the X-Men had outshot the Tigers 39-29 in the game as they snapped a three-game losing streak.

Perricone picked up his sixth win of the season with 27 saves. Nadeau was tagged with the loss for Dalhousie with 34 saves.

Source: StFX Sports Information
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