SUMMERSIDE — Rookie Jason Cameron scored two third-period goals to extend the Summerside Western Capitals’ winning streak to five games Sunday in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.

Cameron’s goal at 16:33 snapped a 4-4 tie and he sealed the 6-4 win over the Pictou County Weeks Crushers with an empty-net goal at 19:18, as the Capitals improved to 23-16-1-1.  

Saturday, the Capitals edged the host Campbellton Tigers 7-6 in overtime. 

 

Capitals 6 Crushers 4

Sunday, Will Johnston (1-1), Chad Earle (1-1), Ned O’Brien and Darcy Ashley also scored for the Capitals. 

Cole MacMillan, Jason Gallant, Lance Pridham, Nathan DesRoches, Neil Sherren, Parker Deighan, Spencer MacDonald and Trevor Carmichael contributed single assists.

Adam Chipman led the Crushers with two goals and an assist. Dan Joyce (1-1) and Michael Hynes netted the other goals.

The Capitals led 2-1 after the first period and the teams were tied 4-4 after two.

Summerside held a 37-32 shots-on-goal advantage. Paul Dorsey was the winning goaltender. Justin Collier took the loss.

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Capitals 7 Tigers 6

Saturday, Pridham set up Carmichael with the winning goal 55 seconds into overtime. It was Carmichael’s second goal of the game.

Earle led the Capitals with three goals and two assists while MacMillan (1-2) and Johnston (1-1) also scored. Harrison McIver (3), Pridham (2), Ashley (2) and Deighan assisted.

Jason Smallman of O’Leary had two goals and an assist to lead the Tigers. Also scoring were Christopher Caissy (1-1), Zeth Zielinski (1-1), Stephen Groom and Grant West. 

Caissy’s power-play goal with one second remaining in regulation time forced overtime.