Herd head home with two game series lead
Posted Apr 13, 2015 08:28:29 AM.
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It was an amazing opening weekend to the second round of playoffs for the Halifax Mooseheads.
The Herd lead their best-of -seven series against the rival Wildcats 2-0.
Despite being outshot in the first two games, the team nabbed a 7-3 win Friday night and a 6-3 victory Saturday.
In Friday’s game, forward Nikolaj Ehlers picked up four goals and an assist, Philippe Gadoury had one goal and an assist.
Danny Moynihan and Andrew Shewfelt supplied the rest of the Mooseheads offence with goalie Eric Brassard making 34 saves.
On Saturday, forwards Maxime Fortier and Timo Meier each picked up two goals and an assist while Vincent Watt supplied the two other Halifax goals.
Brassard had another big game with 40 saves.
The number twelve seed Mooseheads are considered the underdogs of the series compared to the number two Moncton Wildcats.
The boys have the home ice advantage for Games three and four, Tuesday and Wednesday night.
John Moore will have the games on News 95.7.
