The San Diego Seals allowed the final four goals in a 9-5 loss to the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday evening in Calgary, Alberta, their first loss in their two National Lacrosse League games.
The Seals tied the score for the final time with nine minutes, 28 seconds to play on Turner Evans power-play goal. Dane Dobbie gave Calgary (2-1) the lead for good with 8:29 remaining with his second goal of the game. The Roughnecks also got a short-handed goal from Mitch Wilde with 5:51 left and an even-strength goal from rookie Chris Boushy 38 seconds later, his second of the game.
Rhys Duch concluded the scoring with 4:32 to play with his game-leading third goal before a crowd at the Scotiabank Saddledome announced at 12,696.
The Seals led 3-2 at halftime in a game neither team led by more than a goal before Calgary’s final flurry.
“I thought we played a good half, but that was it,” said Seals goaltender Frank Scigliano, who made 49 saves. “They played a full 60 (minutes) tonight and chipped away at us. (Calgary) is a veteran team and we can take some positives out of it, but no one is satisfied with a loss here.”
The Roughnecks tied the score 3:00 into the second half on Dan Taylor’s goal. The Seals took their final lead, 4-3, with 5:39 left in the third quarter on Casey Jackson’s goal. Calgary tied the score 3:28 later on Dobbie’s goal.
The first quarter ended in a 1-1 tie. Duch opened the scoring with a power-play goal 2:12 into the game. Brandon Clelland scored on a breakaway for the Seals 2:06 later, tying the score.
Cam Holding scored a short-handed goal for the Seals 13 seconds into the second quarter. Dan Dawson gave the Seals a 3-2 lead with his goal 5:25 before halftime.
The Seals scored on one of their four power-play opportunities, the Roughnecks two of their seven.
The Seals were outshot 58-51. Calgary goaltender Christian Del Bianco made 46 saves.
The Seals, who were 17-12 winners over the Colorado Mammoth last Saturday in Denver, will play once more on the road — Jan. 5 at Saskatchewan — before their first game at Pechanga Arena San Diego, Jan. 12 against the Rochester Knighthawks.
— City News Service