Tigres pounce on Mooseheads

The Halifax Mooseheads were defeated 4-3 by the Victoriaville Tigres in overtime on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre.

The Mooseheads and the Tigres traded goals in the first period. Victoriaville struck first with Enzo Lottin sending a laser past Jacob Steinman less than three minutes into the game. Halifax responded seven minutes later with Shawn Carrier scoring his 15th of the season. Exiting the penalty box, Carrier received a pass from Owen Phillips before firing a shot over the pad of Gabriel D’Aigle.

Like the first period, Victoriaville opened the scoring in the second as Thomas Gagnon beat Steinman on the doorstep seven minutes into the period. Halifax retaliated shortly after with Quinn Kennedy flinging the puck at the Tigres net. The puck ended up at the feet of Braeden MacPhee who beat D’Aigle to retie the game.

The Tigres were determined to outcompete with Maddox Labre throwing the puck on net that found its way past Steinman and into the Mooseheads net early in the third period. Callum Aucoin scored his second as a member of the Mooseheads to send the game to overtime. Patrick McNab found Aucoin at the side of the net, who tipped McNab’s pass into the Tigres net.

Three minutes into the overtime period, Thomas Paquet beat Steinman to hand the Herd their fifth straight loss.

With the loss the Mooseheads fall to 17-30-8 while the Tigres improve to 15-35-4.

Jacob Steinman earned first star for Halifax making 30 saves in the loss. Victoriaville claimed the other two stars. Samuel Vachon claimed second star while third star went to Thomas Paquet.

The Mooseheads will be back in action Thursday, Feb 27., as they travel to TD Station to take on the Saint John Sea Dogs. Puck drop is at 7 p.m., and you can catch all the action on 95.7 NewsRadio.