By doubling the Phoenix in terms of penalties, 39-18, the formation of Shawinigan signed a gain of 5 to 2, including a goal in a deserted cage.
The Phoenix was beaten flat sewing. And this, in front of his supporters. Which seems to whip the 20 -year -old veteran Hugo Primeau, who could play on Wednesday evening in Sherbrooke his last match in the LHJMQ:
“The good news is that this fourth match will be here in Sherbrooke, and we have always had success at the Palais des Sports. I can guarantee that tomorrow will be our best match. ”
Cole Chandler had the best on the defensive of the Phoenix and goalkeeper Linards Feldbergs during a push for two against Hugo Marcil. (Maxime Picard/La Tribune)
“The watchword will be not to abandon,” continues Primeau. You have to win four games to win a series and we lose three to zero. This is not the situation in which we wanted to be, but it is not over, we are able to go up that and above all, to play better. ”
And all that, the cataracts know it very well.
“Never will the Phoenix are going to abandon, it is the identity of this organization,” recalls Daniel Renaud, cataract coach. Each party has been difficult to win against the Phoenix and they always come back from the back. Our matches have still been tightened since the start of the series. Then, moreover, the Phoenix found itself in a similar situation last year against Drummond and he won part 4 and 5 then. Our biggest challenge and in front of us, we know it. ”
On the other side, Gilles Bouchard expects much more from his team.
“We lack emotions. We played with more energy in the second period and we get the task complicated with errors. It will be better to play, tomorrow, that’s for sure. “
The story of the match
The first minutes of the meeting were to the advantage of visitors, who did not seem to be intimidated by the Sherbrooke crowd at all.
Only 3:40 were necessary before attending the first goal of the cataracts. Félix Plamondon took advantage of a generous return to thwart Linards Fedlbergs following a shot from Jordan Tourigny.
No, the Phoenix did not know the expected departure. Before the end of the first period, on a climb to two against one, Cole Chandler doubled the advance with a precise launch, taking advantage of the space conceded by the only defender involved in this game, Hugo Marcil.
Limited to 18 shots, the Phoenix wants to launch more to gain rhythm. (Maxime Picard/La Tribune)
“We had a few opportunities, but it was not the best way to go out at home. We wanted to know a better first period. We got caught up in a few folds. ”
The pressure was already felt in the second period and the Phoenix attacked the net from the start, which was paying: Mavrick Lachance scored his people to the brand, but the bad habits returned quickly.
The Phoenix continued to limit the damage in its area and in the middle of the game, Shawinigan dominated in terms of penalties: 21-6.
If they are good, it’s because we don’t play our best hockey— Hugo received
Punished at the end of the second commitment, the Phoenix caused a turnaround during a recovery from the cataracts and Mavrick Lachance served a cup of coffee two milks A sugar to the opposing defender with a feint between his legs, all after having supported the washer to the other defender, to finally house the washer in the upper part. A sequence worthy of the games of the week.
The Momentum, however, remained in the cataracts clan, which still benefited from the same digital advantage when they foiled Feldbergs for a third time, which was looking for the eye washer after a first stop: 3 to 2 Shawinigan.
“Whether we lose 4 to 0 or 3 to 2, our goal is always to win. Even in the last moments, we were still confident and we do not give up, we keep this intention to win, but this time, it did not work. ”
A rare fight broke out in the last moments of the second twenty. Florent Houle and Louis-Philippe Fontaine were expelled from the meeting and since it is the second fight of the season, Houle will be suspended and will miss the next game, Wednesday evening at the Palais des Sports. The Phoenix still hopes that the league will revise the sequence: “Florent did not want to fight, observes his coach, but he was forced to do it, that’s what I find it is a shame. He had already fought this year, remains to be seen the league’s decision. ”
A golden opportunity presented itself at the Phoenix in the third period when Sherbrooke benefited from a digital advantage, but the moment that punishment ended, the cataracts took over to score a fourth goal thanks to the work of Jordan Forget.
“Hockey is a positioning game and in digital advantage, we got caught up in the blue line and this fourth hurt, for sure.”
The Phoenix will try to avoid laundering in this series against the cataracts. (Maxime Picard/La Tribune)
Matvei Gridin completed the brand in a deserted net.
Shots on goal at the end of the game: 39-18 for Shawinigan.
“To find our intensity, we have to get more. No more shots, it’s more momentum and momentum, it’s the key. You have to hit them, continue to work hard, it is in these moments that our club is successful, ”finishes Hugo Primeau.
In speed
– The Phoenix had carried out minor mantlers in its alignment on Tuesday. Defender Brandon Delarosbil was notably recalled from the M18 AAA and striker Robin Benoît was missing.
– For a Tuesday evening, the Phoenix was able to count on the support of an interesting crowd with the presence of 2686 spectators. But the seventh player did not have the expected effect and the organization hopes to welcome even more supporters for the possible last match. The cataracts say they are aware that nothing will be easy on Wednesday evening: “When you play with the energy of despair, you leave everything on the ice. I expect the best performance in Phoenix tomorrow and it will be up to us to match its level of intensity, ”says Daniel Renaud, cataract coach.
– Arbitration made people talk on Tuesday evening at the Palais des Sports. And it is not due to the punishment called. But rather because of the penalties which were not awarded, to the two teams, during certain crucial moments. Gilles Bouchard still wanted to remind his players the importance of the discipline, even if during the game, he seemed to have some complaints towards the officials, just like the opposing coaches, moreover: “We did not stay in control, we played with emotions and the guys did not respect the frame so we gave goals in digital disadvantage.”
– In defeat, Mavrick Lachance obtained the second star: “We cannot ask him more. He did the job this evening. He has character, he generates beautiful things and has scored two important goals, “said Gilles Bouchard.
