LYNN – Sitting at 4-6 to begin the second half of the season, the Lynn Jets came to Connery Rink on Thursday knowing that a win against Bishop Fenwick was something that was desperately needed.Facing a Bishop Fenwick team that had just one loss coming in, the Jets got goals from six different players and a 23-save shutout from Nick Comeau in a 6-0 win over the Crusaders.Click here for a photo gallery from the game.”We needed a win in any way possible,” Jets coach Joe Conlon said. “Fenwick has one of the best goaltenders around (Craig Forrest) and we knew that going in. But our goaltender was up to the task (Thursday).”Comeau certainly was up to snuff in the first period as the Crusaders came out of the box with enormous pressure.Just 72 seconds into the game, Lynn’s Bucky Surette was called for tripping but Fenwick couldn’t convert. But that was just the opening part of a nearly eight-minute stretch that saw Fenwick with constant pressure in the Jets’ zone.”We got plenty of chances in those first minutes and didn’t score,” Fenwick coach Bo Tierney said.Comeau’s strong play in net gave the Jets a chance to get settled, and with just under five minutes left in the first, Lynn broke the ice.Following a blocked shot at the Lynn line, John Finnigan went in on a breakaway and beat Forrest to the blocker side at 10:22. An even more damaging goal came with 1:39 left on the clock when Surette took a pass from Dave Stevens, cut around a Fenwick defender and beat Forrest with a shot from the right circle to make it 2-0.It would have been 3-0, Jets, if not for a Forrest stop on Finnigan’s breakaway attempt with two seconds left in the period.”We felt like we were fortunate to be up 2-0 after the first,” Conlon said. “Give Fenwick credit; they came in and were the aggressors early on.”The second period would be a different story as Lynn outshot the Crusaders 11-6 and totally dominated the play.Surette had a chance to make it 3-0 early in the second when he had a 2-on-0 with Justin Morelli, but his shot sailed wide right.Lynn continued to buzz around Forrest’s net but couldn’t find the mark until third-liner Jack Carter got his first goal of the season, assisted by Terry Finnegan and Mike Duggan, at 9:06 to make it 3-0.But the Jets weren’t finished in the second.After his team killed off a Fenwick power play, Eric Bransfield gave Lynn a 4-0 lead with 2:21 left when he rifled a Jeff Porter pass over Forrest’s shoulder.And 24 seconds after Bransfield scored, Dylan Bogart took a Surette pass and beat Forrest to give the Jets a commanding 5-0 lead heading to the second intermission.”The second period really did belong to them,” Tierney said. “Every mistake we made, they took advantage of.”Blaine Thibodeau took over for Forrest in the Fenwick net at the start of the third, but didn’t fare much better.Stevens gave Lynn a 6-0 lead early in the third when he intercepted a clearing pass and snapped a quick shot through a screen and past Thibodeau.The only matter left to settle then was if Comeau could hold on for the shutout. And thanks to a magnificent save on Mark Sparaco and solid play by the Jets defense, Comeau was able to shut the door on Fenwick.”We knew that Fenwick would keep playing until the end,” Conlon said. “And the defense really played well to help Nicky keep the shutout.”
