{"id":22620,"date":"2019-01-10T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=22620"},"modified":"2019-01-17T11:55:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:55:04","slug":"tigers-drop-two-in-a-row-to-start-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/tigers-drop-two-in-a-row-to-start-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers drop two in a row to start New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

The year of 2019 has not been kind to the Junior A Aurora Tigers as of yet, who lost a pair of games in the opening weekend of January to tie their season-high losing streak of three games.
\nVisiting the St. Michael\u2019s Majors for the first time this season after a thirteen-day break in the Ontario Junior Hockey League schedule, the Tigers met a Majors squad heading the other way with wins in three of their last four.
\nThe rust showed early for the Tigers and goaltender Lucas Durante, who allowed a pair of St. Mike\u2019s goals before the five-minute mark of the first period.
\nMarkus Paterson stopped the bleeding with his seventh of the year before the end of the first period, while Durante came into form in the second stopping all ten shots he faced to take a 2 \u2013 1 score into the final frame.
\nBoth sides had the offense clicking with 26 shots combined in the third period, though it was the Majors that capitalized with under seven minutes to go to take a 3 \u2013 1 lead.
\nCameron Neaylon scored for the Tigers with three seconds remaining on the clock for a final score of 3 \u2013 2 for St. Mike\u2019s.
\nReturning to the ice Sunday for a divisional matchup with the Pickering Panthers, the Panthers picked up where they left off, taking their third of four meetings with Aurora this year with a 4 \u2013 2 win.
\nNeaylon found the board for the second straight game, while Mauro Biasutto added a powerplay marker for the Tigers.
\nDespite dropping his third straight decision as the Tigers\u2019 backup netminder, Christian Filippetti was stellar between the pipes in stopping 32 of the 35 shots he faced.
\nWith only three wins in the month of December, and a record of 3 \u2013 8 since Nov. 30, a blazing-fast start to the OJHL season has slowed enough to allow the Tigers North division rivals to climb back into the race for the top spot.
\nThe hot Markham Royals (18-13-2-4) are just two points back of the Tigers (21-15-2-0) with a game in hand, while the Newmarket Hurricanes (17-14-2-5) sit just three back of the division leaders.
\nAurora hosts the Royals in a key matchup Saturday at the Aurora Community Centre, the start of a three-game home stand, looking to improve upon a home record that has dropped near the .500 level as of late.
\nPuck drop is set for 7:30 p.m.
\nBefore then, the Tigers will face their toughest matchup with the season on the road Friday, visiting the Conference-leading Oakville Blades (31-4-1-2) at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex.
\nFor stats, schedules, and more information, visit www.auroratigers.pointstreaksites.com.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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