Mooseheads cap off weekend with another OT loss
Posted Nov 13, 2015 09:47:39 PM.
Last Updated Nov 14, 2015 09:58:00 PM.
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HALIFAX — The Halifax Mooseheads were defeated in overtime by the Saint John Sea Dogs on Saturday night at Scotiabank Centre with a final score of 3-2.
The Sea Dogs opened up the scoring with two goals from Sam Povorozniouk in the first, followed with a goal by Kyle Ward early in the second period.
The Mooseheads responded with two quick goals from Andrew Shewfelt and Taylor Ford in the second period.
Regulation solved nothing and the two teams headed into overtime when the Sea Dog’s Thomas Chabot scored after 4:21 in OT to give Saint John the win.
The Mooseheads are now 8-13-3-1 with 20 points on the season.
They’ll be heading to Quebec next weekend to face Chicoutimi on Friday night followed by a visit to Baie Comeau.
NEWS 95.7 will have all the play-by-play action live on your radio and online at NEWS957.com.
Moose suffer disappointing OT loss
The Halifax Mooseheads fell to the Moncton Wildcats on Friday night in a heartbreaking 5-4 overtime loss.
Maxime Fortier, Dominik Blain-Dupuis, Cody Donaghey and Timo Meier each contributed a goal to the Mooseheads’ offensive effort. Meier also had two assists.
The Mooseheads were leading 4-2 until late in the third when the Wildcats surged back to tie the game and force overtime in the final two minutes. They scored after just 51 seconds in OT. It was a controversial goal, with Mooseheads Coach Dom Ducharme visibly frustrated by the call.
Moncton outshot Halifax 39-25.
They’ll be back home at the Scotiabank Centre on Saturday night to play the Sea Dogs.
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