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MacPherson’s three point night leads Huskies to 5-2 win over Tigers
Posted: Nov 30, 2022

MacPherson’s three point night leads Huskies to 5-2 win over Tigers

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Scoring Summary
1st - 15:39 - Shaun Miller (Dalhousie)
2nd - 13:46 - Nathan Dunkley (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 16:15 - Justin MacPherson (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 18:00 - PP - Cedric Ralph (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 03:55 - Charlie Dafonseca (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 07:37 - Matt Green (Dalhousie)
3rd - 17:32 - EN - Nathan Dunkley (Saint Mary's)
Game Leaders
Saint Mary's
G: Nathan Dunkley - 2
A: 5 Players (#16, #19, #20, #44, #65) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#10, #20) - 6
Sv: Jeremy Helvig - 29
Dalhousie
G: 2 Players (#28, #95) - 1
A: 4 Players (#27, #28, #44, #95) - 1
Sh: Jackson van de Leest - 5
Sv: Alexander MacDonald - 33
Team Stats
Full stats

HALIFAX, N.S. - The Saint Mary's Huskies scored four unanswered goals to defeat their crosstown rivals the Dalhousie Tigers 5-2 on Wednesday night at the Halifax Forum.

Saint Mary's started the game in control as their backcheck made it hard for Dalhousie to generate any scoring opportunities. It looked like we may have our first goal when the Huskies went on a powerplay four minutes into the period but the Dalhousie penalty kill did their job to keep the game scoreless. Later in the period the Tigers' effort paid off when Shaun Miller (Enfield, NS) snuck a shot over the shoulder of Saint Mary's goalie Jeremy Helvig (Kingston, ON) to make it a 1-0 Dalhousie lead.

Tempers begined to flare in the second period as Dalhousie's Liam Peyton (Halifax, NS) squared off with Saint Mary's Sam Dunn (Hamilton Township, ON). Both players received game misconduct penalties for their efforts.

Later in the period, the Huskies capitalised as defenceman Justin MacPherson (East Gwillimbury, ON) played a long, cross-ice pass to set Nathan Dunkley (Campbellford, ON) up with a breakaway that he scored on to tie the game back up.

Not long after Dunkley's goal, the cross-town rivalry was fully underway as a series of penalties led to a 3-on-3 situation that the Huskies quickly made the most of, as MacPherson sniped his second goal of the season to put the Huskies up one.

Less than two minutes later, Cedric Ralph (Peterborough, ON) scored a powerplay goal to give the Huskies a 3-1 lead.

The Tigers did their best to mount a comeback in the third period, but the Huskies staunch defence made it difficult for Dalhousie to get anything going. In the third period, the Huskies scored their fourth unanswered goal when forward Charlie Dafonseca (Thornhill, ON) tipped home a shot to put them up 4-1.

Dunkley added a late empty-net goal for his second tally of the night, and the Huskies secured the 5-2 win.

Huskies goaltender Jeremy Helvig (Kingston, ON) stopped 29 shots for his second straight win, while Tigers goalkeeper Alexander MacDonald (Truro, NS) made 33 saves. 

Huskies defenceman Justin MacPherson was named Subway Player of the Game with one goal and two assists. MacPherson's three points brought his season total up to 18 points (2 goals, 16 assists), which ranks second among all AUS defenceman, trailing only Matt Brassard of UPEI.

With the win, the Huskies improve to 10-7-0-0 on the regular season. They'll be back on home ice for their final game of the 2022 calendar year on Friday, as they host the St. FX X-Men at 7 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre.

The Tigers loss drops their record to 1-15-0-1 on the campaign. They'll be back on home ice on Saturday, as they host the Acadia Axemen at 7 p.m, at the Halifax Forum.

Recap by: Joe Thomson / Dalhousie Tigers Athletics
Photos courtesy: Trevor MacMillan / Dalhousie Tigers Athletics