TROIS-RIVIERES – After trailing 4-0 in the first period, the Adirondack Thunder fell just short of a comeback as the Trois-Rivieres Lions held on for a 7-5 victory on Friday night in front of just over 1,700 fans inside Colisee Videotron.

Trois-Rivieres came out and opened the scoring early as Isaac Dufort tipped in a shot from Xavier Bernard for a 1-0 lead. The goal was Dufort’s fourth of the year with assists from Bernard and Anthony Beauregard just 2:46 into the game.

The Lions added to the lead less than a minute later as Jake Gravelle sent a shot through traffic from the right point and beat goaltender Seth Eisele over the left leg pad. The goal was Gravelle’s second of the year with assists from Mathias Laferriere and Kale McCallum 3:33 into the game.

Mathias Laferriere got in on the scoring after forcing a turnover in the Thunder defensive zone. After the turnover, Laferriere beat Seth Eisele for a 3-0 lead on the third shot of the game, unassisted, at the 6:57 mark of the opening period.

Mathieu Bizier gave Trois-Rivieres a 4-0 lead on the power play as he took a pass from Anthony Beauregard and fired a one timer into the net for his seventh goal of the year. Beauregard and Brooklyn Kalmikov were credited with the helpers with 4:14 left in the first frame.

Adirondack got one back while shorthanded late in period one as Christophe Tellier forced a turnover and beat a sprawling Francesco Lapenna on a breakaway for his third of the season. The goal was unassisted by Tellier with 1:36 left in the first period and the Thunder trailed 4-1 after 20 minutes.

Jordan Klimek scored early in the second period on the power play to pull the Thunder back within two goals. Klimek took a pass from Christophe Tellier and blasted a shot over the left shoulder of Francesco Lapenna just 1:46 into the second period and the Lions’ lead decreased to 4-2. Tellier and Seth Eisele were awarded the assists.

After the Lions regained their three-goal lead courtesy of Alexander Legkov, Jeremy Hanzel converted on a power play and the Thunder pulled the deficit back to 5-3. Hanzel fired a one timer from the top of the right circle by Francesco Lapenna for his third of the year at 7:59 of the second. Shane Harper and Tristan Ashbrook were given the assists on the second power-play goal for Adirondack in the game.

Christophe Tellier recorded his second goal of the game exactly three minutes later, but it went to video review. After the review, the officials awarded the goal, and it was Tellier’s fourth of the season at 10:59 of the second and the Thunder trailed 5-4. Matt Salhany and Cole Tymkin picked up assists.

Trois-Rivieres got their two-goal lead back with 1:19 to go in the second as Nolan Hutcheson sent a snap shot over the left shoulder of Seth Eisele for his second of the year. Edouard Charron collected the lone assist, and the Thunder trailed 6-4 heading into the third.

Matt Salhany pulled the Thunder back within a goal late in the third period with the extra attacker on the ice and Seth Eisele on the bench. Salhany kept jamming at a loose puck and it crossed over the line for his second of the year. Assists were given to Chase McLane and Jeremy Hanzel and with 1:51 left in the third, the Thunder trailed 6-5.

Trois-Rivieres scored an empty-net goal to seal the 7-5 win for the Lions. 

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