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Huskies score three third period goals to defeat Aigles Bleus 3-1 in Moncton
Posted: Nov 27, 2024

Huskies score three third period goals to defeat Aigles Bleus 3-1 in Moncton

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Scoring Summary
2nd - 02:23 - Nathael Roy (Moncton)
3rd - 05:48 - PP - Declan McDonnell (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 11:18 - PP - Nathan Dunkley (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 19:52 - EN - Declan McDonnell (Saint Mary's)
Game Leaders
Saint Mary's
G: Declan McDonnell - 2
A: 6 Players (#6, #9, #15, #44, #72, #77) - 1
Sh: Declan McDonnell - 5
Sv: Ben West - 26
Moncton
G: Nathael Roy - 1
A: 2 Players (#7, #26) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#14, #19) - 5
Sv: Olivier Adam - 18
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Full stats

MONCTON, NB - Saint Mary's forward Declan McDonnell score two of the team's three third period goals, as the Huskies came back to defeat the Moncton Aigles Bleus 3-1 in Atlantic University Sport men's hockey action on Wednesday night at the the J.-Louis-Lévesque Arena in Moncton.

Following a scoreless first period, Nathaël Roy (Olivier-Luc Haché, Yann-Félix Lapointe) gave the home team a 1-0 lead at the beginning of the second period. The two goaltenders then did as they did in the first, not allowing a puck to cross the red goal line.

On their 15th shot of the night, the Huskies finally beat Aigles Bleus goaltender Olivier Adam, as Declan McDonnell (Buffalo, NY) fed a pass to linemate Derek Gentile (Sydney, NS), who's initial shot was turned away by Adam, but McDonnell jumped on the rebound for a powerplay goal, tying the game at 1-1, 5:48 into the third period.

Several minutes later, the Huskies took the lead with another powerplay goal, as forward Nathan Dunkley (Campbellford, ON) was able to tip a Ben Roger (Brighton, ON) point shot past Adam, giving the Huskies a 2-1 lead at the 11:18 mark of the third period. 

Despite a late charge from the Aigles Bleus, the Huskies were able to hold on for the win thanks to some great goaltending from Ben West (Barrie, ON), and McDonnell sealed the win with his second goal of the night, on an empty net with just eight seconds remaining.

Dunkley was selected the first star, Ben West the second and Nathaël Roy the third.

Goaltender Ben West saw 27 shots for the win and Olivier Adam took the loss with 21 shots. Saint Mary's was 2-for-7 on the power play and Moncton 0-for-2.

The last home game of the Aigles Bleus of the first semester will be Saturday at the J.-Louis-Lévesque Arena with the visit of the Acadia University Axemen. People may buy tickets for the 7p.m. game at the CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud reception desk, online at tickets.moncton.ca or at the arena box office starting at 6 p.m. on the night of the game. Saint Mary's visits the UNB Reds in Fredericton on Saturday at 4 p.m.

The Huskies win improves their record to 9-5-2-0 on the season, good for second place in the AUS. They'll continue their New Brunswick road trip by taking on top-ranked UNB Reds (14-1-1-0) on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m. in Fredericton.

The Aigles Bleus loss drops their record to 9-6-2-0 on the campaign. Moncton will finish up the first half of their second on home ice on Saturday, hosting the Acadia Axemen (8-6-0-1) at 7 p.m.

 

Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics