Montreal Canadiens ECHL affiliate, the Trois-Rivieres Lions, split weekend matches at home.
The North Division leading Trois-Rivieres Lions faced the division's last place team Maine Mariners (Boston Bruins) in a doubleheader starting Friday at the Colisee Videotron.
Friday: Maine Mariners 4 - Trois-Rivieres Lions 2
The Lions led 2-0 through 20 minutes before the Mariners bounced back with a pair of goals in the second period and another two in the third period to hand Trois-Rivieres their first loss at home of the season.
Tempers were running high throughout the game with several post whistle scrums including one late in the third period that led to 34 penalty minutes on one sequence with 3:45 remaining.
"We got what we deserved. We weren't there at all. We were flat. They worked harder than us. I saw this coming for a few games. We needed this in order to get a fresh start," coach and general manager Ron Choules said.
(Quote courtesy of Le Nouveliste)
Saturday: Maine Mariners 1 - Trois-Rivieres Lions 2
Similar to the first contest, Trois-Rivieres took 2-0 lead and held on to it until the third period when Maine got on the board with a power play goal midway through the frame.
The bad blood between the Canadiens and the Bruins ECHL affiliates continued in the rematch, where the official handed out 68 penalty minutes, 54 of them in the third period.
Roster News
On Saturday morning, the Laval Rocket recalled Nolan Yaremko and Alex-Olivier Voyer from Trois-Rivieres. The two forwards joined the Rocket in Utica later in the day to replace Mitchell Stephens and Philippe Maillet that were injured on Friday.
This is Yaremko's second stint in the AHL this season, while Saturday was Voyer's first contest in a Rocket uniform. Voyer had played 70 AHL games with the Providence Bruins over the last three seasons.
Up Next
The Lions remain on top of the North Division with 20 points collected through 12 games.
Trois-Rivieres heads on the road for the next six games beginning with three games against the Norfolk Admirals (Winnipeg Jets) on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
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