Jeff Teat scored eight goals, including his 50th of the season and the 200th of his career, as the Ottawa Black Bears defeated the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 13-10 at the Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday night. The win keeps the Black Bears in the playoff hunt at 8-9; they finish the season on the road against Saskatchewan in Week 21, needing a win and some help to make the playoffs. Las Vegas falls to 4-13 with the loss; they host Calgary in their season finale next week.
Teat goes off for sock trick in second quarter
The Desert Dogs put Ottawa in an early hole when Jack Hannah (0:57) and Jackson Webster (3:37) opened the scoring. Connor Kearnan cut the lead in half (6:27) going into the second quarter. That quarter would be a whole different story, as both teams combined for 13 total goals. Las Vegas got two markers from Adam Poitras (2:40; 6:12), two from Casey Jackson (5:08; 8:34), and one from Brandon Goodwin (12:21). Ottawa countered with Reilly O’Connor (5:25), Taggart Clark (7:49), and six from Jeff Teat (4:21; 8:13; 9:04; 10:57; 13:52; 14:24). The Black Bears led 9-7 going into halftime.
Teat’s big night keeps Ottawa’s playoff hopes alive
Poitras netted his hat trick goal (11:03) to pull the Desert Dogs within one, but Teat (11:27) responded to keep Ottawa up by two, 10-8 heading into the fourth quarter. Teat then scored his eighth goal (3:16 fourth quarter) to make it an 11-8 game. Webster (4:39) cut the lead to two, but Kearnan’s second (6:06) pushed the Black Bears’ lead back to three, 12-9. Hannah scored again (6:40) to pull within two, but Las Vegas could not complete the comeback. Brent Noseworthy scored an empty net goal at 13:55 to ice the game.
Other Stats of Note
Desert Dogs: Poitras (3g); Hannah (2g, 3a); Webster (2g, 1a); Jackson (2g); Jonathan Donville (5a)
Black Bears: Teat (8g, 1a); Kearnan (2g, 2a); O’Connor (1g, 4a); Clark (1g, 2a); Travis Longboat (4a); Eric Fannell (2a)
Zach Higgins (OTT): 40 saves
Tyrell Hamer-Jackson (LV): 17 of 27 on Faceoffs; 9 Loose Balls