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Jr. Miners win in OT
The Membertou Jr. Miners have four games in hand on the Port Hawkesbury Strait Pirates but their 4-3 overtime win over the Eskasoni Jr. Eagles Sunday night in Eskasoni moved the Jr. Miners to within a single point of the Pirates for third place in the Sid Rowe Division. Drew Baldwin scored 46 seconds into the five-minute sudden death overtime for the Jr. Miners who had allowed the Jr. Eagles to tie the game with a pair of goals from Arlen Denny and Keagen Geizer in the final 4:31 of the third period. Alex Chenhall had given Membertou a 3-1 lead early in the third. The Jr. Miners led 1-0 after one period on goal from Brady Doucette and led 2-1 after forty minutes. Ryan Aucoin tied the game at 1-1 for Eskasoni before Garrett MacIntosh put the Jr. Miners back in front 2-1. Eskasoni outshot the Jr. Miners 43-38 but Lucas Fraser stopped 40 of the 43 shots he faced while Darian McInnis stopped 34 of 38 shots for the Jr. Eagles. The win improves Membertou’s season record to 7-9-1 for 15 points compared to the Strait’s 7-12-2 mark for 16 points.