Kennedy hat-trick powers Herd past Sea Dogs
Posted Mar 7, 2025 09:50:51 PM.
Last Updated Mar 8, 2025 11:07:29 AM.
The Halifax Mooseheads claimed an important two points on Friday night, defeating the Saint John Sea Dogs 5-3 at TD Station.
Saint John took advantage of two early goals to end the first period with the lead. Matthew MacLean opened the scoring for the Sea Dogs while Ben Cross added another just minutes later. Quinn Kennedy answered back for the Herd sending a shot through the five hole of Saint John Goaltender Eric Young from the left wing faceoff circle with Mathieu Taillefer assisting on the play.
Halifax scored the first two goals of the second period. Quinn Kennedy added his second of the night on the powerplay after he fired a shot through the five-hole of Young off a pass from Brady Schultz. Antoine Fontaine scored his 13th of the season, off the assists from rookies Danny Walters and Amelio Santini. Saint John retaliated as Ben Cross tipped a shot past Steinman to tie the contest headed into the final frame.
Halifax started the third fast with Quinn Kennedy scoring again on the powerplay to complete his first hat-trick as a member of the Mooseheads, assisted by Shawn Carrier and Brady Schultz. Carrier added another for the Herd. After leaving the penalty box, Carrier flew past the Sea Dogs’ defence and fired a shot past Young scoring the insurance marker and securing the win for the Herd.
Mooseheads forward Quinn Kennedy earned first star of the night after scoring the hat-trick. Second and third star went to Sea Dogs forwards Ben Cross and Olivier Groulx respectively.
With two assists in the game, Halifax captain Brady Schultz inches closer to tying the Mooseheads all-time points by a defenceman record currently held by Konrad Abeltshauser who earned 150 points during his time in Halifax. Schultz is currently three points away from tying the record with 147 points in his career with the Herd.
With the win, the Mooseheads improve to 18-31-9 while the Sea Dogs fall to 20-39-0
Halifax will be right back to action Saturday as they host the Sea Dogs at the Scotiabank Centre in the second half of the weekends home and home series. Puck drop is at 7 p.m., and you can catch all the action here on 95.7 NewsRadio.
