GROWLERS DEFEAT BRAMPTON TWICE

S U N D A Y

The Growlers now have not lost their last eight games following a 4-1 win over Brampton Sunday. They improve to 36-14-4 on the season.

Josh Kestner, Evan Neugold, Marcus Power and Derian Plouffe had the goals Sunday. Zach O’Brien picked up an assist on Power goal and is the first Growler to reach 50 points this season. O’Brien has 20 goals and 30 assists on the season.

Eamon McAdam faces 24 shots Sunday and made 23 saves.

The teams were tied 1-1 after the first and it was a 4-1 lead after two.

S A T U R D A Y

After almost a week without a game, the Newfoundland Growlers showed no rust Saturday as they won 4-3 over Brampton .

The Growlers got first period goals from Hudson Elynuik and Matt Bradley, Elynuik’s coming shorthanded while Bradley scored on the power play.

Giorgio Estephan got a gift from Beast goalie Jake Paterson, Paterson mishandled the puck behind the net and placed it on Estephans stick for easy addition to his goal tally and a 3-0 lead for the Growlers.

Twenty seconds later the Beast got on the board after a floating puck found its way behind Michael Gartieg who got his 32nd start of the season, the puck came off the stick of Jordan Henry.

Both teams scored before the end of the second period. Marcus Power got his 17th of the season while Chris Martenet responded for the Beast with just one second left on the clock to end the period. The Growlers exited the second period up by two goals.

The Growlers 4-2 lead was preserved until halfway through the third period when Beast forward David Vallorani squeezed in a rebound behind a sprawling Michael Garteig.

Michael Garteig stood tall to end the third period to secure the 4-3 victory for the Growlers and captured his 19th win of the season.