Saint John beats Shawinigan in Memorial Cup action

Published: May 23, 2012 

Memorial Cup Hockey

Saint John Sea Dogs' Charlie Coyle, left, and Nathan Beaulieu, right, celebrate their second goal scored against Shawinigan Cataractes goalie Gabriel Girard, center, during first-period of Memorial Cup hockey game action in Shawinigan Quebec, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)

Jacques Boissinot — AP

SHAWINIGAN, Quebec — Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 4-1 win Wednesday over the Memorial Cup host Shawinigan Cataractes.

With the Sea Dogs’ victory, the London Knights earned a berth in the tournament final, while Saint John will play the winner of tonight’s tie-breaker game between Shawinigan and the Edmonton Oil Kings.

The Sea Dogs scored the game’s first goal at 4:39 as Jonathan Huberdeau took a pass from Charlie Coyle in the slot before burying his third marker of the tournament.

Saint John had a two-man advantage in the closing minute of the first period and took a 2-0 lead as Stanislav Galiev let a hard wrist-shot go from the front of the crease.

Ryan Tesink scored at 16:05 of the second for Saint John, only to see Shawinigan’s Anton Zlobin score on the power play at 18:55 for a 3-1 game.

Jonathan Huberdeau finished the scoring for Saint John, putting the puck in an empty net with 1:32 left in the game.

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