Mooseheads set franchise record with 12-5 win over Wildcats
Posted Feb 17, 2018 01:36:37 AM.
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HALIFAX – The Halifax Mooseheads set a franchise record Friday night by scoring the most goals on home ice ever with a 12-5 win over the Moncton Wildcats.
Jake Ryczek put Halifax on the board early, but that lead was short lived, as Moncton's Dylan Seitz, Daniil Miromanov and Nicholas Welsh all found the back of Alex Gravel's net to give the Wildcats a 3-1 lead.
Halifax came roaring back, with Jared McIsaac, Connor Moynihan and Arnaud Durandeau giving Halifax a 4-3 lead.
The second period was all Mooseheads, as Moynihan, Benoit Olivier-Groulx, Raphael Lavoie, Filip Zadina and Otto Somppi all scored to give Halifax a 9-3 lead.
Zadina and Somppi eached scored their second goals of the evening in the third to extend Halifax's lead. Casey Cox and James Phelan also scored a pair for Moncton making it 11-5 for Halifax.
Groulx scored his second of the evening to end the night and help Halifax set a franchise record for most goals ever scored on home ice with 12 goals.
On Monday, the Mooseheads are back in action when they welcome the Rimouski Oceanic to the Scotiabank Centre.
Make sure you tune into NEWS 95.7 at 1:30 p.m. for the pre-game show with Garreth MacDonald.
