PORTLAND, ME – January 25, 2026 – The Maine Mariners, proud affiliates of the NHL's Boston Bruins and AHL's Providence Bruins, used four power play goals to down the Trois-Rivieres Lions 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena. Jacob Perreault led the Maine offense with two goals and an assist, as all four power play goals came in a span of 2:58 of the opening period.
Maine's Jaxon Bellamy and Trois-Rivieres' Ladon Fuller dropped the gloves just 19 seconds into the game, setting the tone for a physical period. Fuller later took a five-minute major penalty for crosschecking, setting up an extended Mariners power play. Brooklyn Kalmikov netted the opening goal for the second game in a row, ripping a shot from the right circle past a screened Hunter Jones at 11:14. A Lions delay of game penalty then created a two-man advantage and Jacob Perreault raced in from the bench with a new stick to bury a loose puck into an open net at 12:22. Back on the 5-on-4 as the major penalty continued, Jacob Hudson drilled home a Max Andreev feed in the slot at 13:46 to make it a 3-0 game, before Perreault got his second of the period, finishing an Andrew Nielsen net drive at 14:12. Trois-Rivieres' Joel Teasdale scored in the final minute of the period to make it a 4-1 game after 20 minutes.
The score remained 4-1 after two periods, and the Lions got a step closer with a goal from Charles Martin just 2:26 into the third, skating coast-to-coast to beat Arvanitis. The Mariners came up with three consecutive penalty kills to keep their two-goal lead before Sebastian Vidmar iced it with an empty net goal at 18:54. Arvanitis, starting his third game in as many days, stopped 32 of 34 Lions shots for his seventh win of the season.
The Mariners improved to 7-1-2 in their last ten games and pulled into a third place tie in the North Division with the Adirondack Thunder, just one point out of second.
The Mariners (18-11-5-2) host the division-leading Wheeling Nailers for a "Wicked Wednesday" this coming Wednesday, January 28th at 7 PM. Single game tickets for all home games are available at MarinersOfMaine.com or at the Hammond Lumber Company Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena. Ticket packages including the 207 Club, half-season and 12-game plans, 12-ticket flex plans, and group discounts are also available by calling 833-GO-MAINE, filling out an inquiry form at MarinersOfMaine.com, or visiting the Mariners front office at 94 Free Street in Portland.
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