Axemen roll past StFX on the road
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia 4-2-0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| StFX 2-3-0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Team Stats
StFX
| Game Statistics | Acadia | StFX |
|---|---|---|
| PowerPlays | 5 for 8 | 0 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 6 (20) | 10 (28) |
| Shots on Goal | 58 | 29 |
| Face Offs Won | 26 | 41 |
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — Acadia scored three times in the first period and went 5-for-8 on the power play to beat St. Francis Xavier 8–2 on Saturday at the Keating Centre.
Brady Burns opened the scoring 55 seconds in from Kian Bell. On an early power play, Brayden Schmitt doubled the lead at 3:09. StFX answered through Logan Chisholm at 6:59 and Matt Cato at 9:59 to tie it 2–2, but Marc Boudreau restored Acadia's lead at 18:52 for a 3–2 edge after one.
The Axemen took control in the second. Schmitt's second of the night, on the power play at 2:25, made it 4–2. Liam Kidney scored another man-advantage goal at 6:25, and Tyler Deline added a third straight power-play marker at 7:37. Justin DeZoete tacked on a shorthanded goal at 9:48 for a 7–2 lead through 40 minutes.
Bell capped the night with a third-period power-play goal at 4:51, set up by Deline and Burns. Thomas Couture made 27 saves for the win as Acadia outshot StFX 58–29. The X-Men were 0-for-4 on the power play. Attendance was 616.
Scoring summary
1st — 0:55 ACA Burns (Bell); 3:09 ACA Schmitt PP (Desroches); 6:59 STFX Chisholm (Callaghan, Cato); 9:59 STFX Cato (Godin, Chisholm); 18:52 ACA Boudreau.
2nd — 2:25 ACA Schmitt PP; 6:25 ACA Kidney PP (Burbidge, Deline); 7:37 ACA Deline PP (Burns, Kidney); 9:48 ACA DeZoete SH.
3rd — 4:51 ACA Bell PP (Deline, Burns).
Next up: Acadia travels to Charlottetown to face UPEI on Friday.