Slammers down Tigers in narrow OT win

The Woodstock Slammers downed the Campbellton Tigers 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday, January 11, 2012.

Slammers' enforcers Colton Stairs and Jake Logan are currently serving suspensions (Stairs serving ten games and Logan serving eight). Chris Rygus has a knee injury, and netminder Sam Renault has a couple of fractured fingers.

Mackenzie Brown also suffered a concussion during the squad's Nova Scotia road trip last weekend.

The severely-shorthanded Slammers allowed the first goal of the game. The goal was netted on a power play by Christopher Caissy of the Tigers early in the contest at 3:18.

Andrew Schriver got the Slammers on the board and tied the game at 1-1 at 5:39.

Andrew Schriver (left) and captain Andrew Langan

Andrew Schriver

J.J. Allison restored the lead for the Tigers at 7:17. The match was tied at two when Brett MacLean put the rubber between the posts at 11:16. 

After a scoreless second period, Slammers assistant captain Robert Visca scored for the Slammers at 14:31 in the third. Alex Blais scored an unassisted goal at 19:44, tying the game at three and forcing sudden death overtime. 

At 4:36 in the overtime period, Nick Huard scored the Slammers' game-winning goal. 

The Slammers' next home game is scheduled for Friday, January 13th, 2012, at the Carleton Civic Centre. They will face the Weeks Crushers at 7:30 pm. 

 Matt Murphy

 The Slammers had significantly shortened their bench ...

Slammers equipment manager Mike Burrell seen here watching the game from the Slammers' bench

 Evan Carmody

 Matt Murphy

 Ben Miller (left) and Nick Huard

 Ben Miller

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