Titan come up short in overtime against Wildcats
MONCTON, N.B. – The Moncton Wildcats downed the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday night in the second of three consecutive games between the two squads. The Titan lost 2-1 in overtime to the Wildcats at the Avenir Centre.
The loss is on the heels of Acadie-Bathurst’s 5-1 win over Moncton last night at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre, which helped Acadie-Bathurst officially clinch a playoff spot. They currently sit in fourth place overall in the league standings.
Miguel Tourigny was the lone goal scorer for the Titan, while Nathan Casey and Yoan Loshing scored for Moncton. Tourigny scored late in the first period at 18:30, and the Titan held the lead throughout the second period and into the final frame. Casey tied things up for Moncton at 6:18 in the third and forced overtime.
Loshing scored the overtime winner at 2:33 to take the win over Acadie-Bathurst. Titan goaltender Chad Arsenault picked up third star honours as he stopped 28 of the Wildcat’s 30 shots on goal. The Titan finished the night with 33 shots on goal.
Both teams had three powerplays, with the Titan scoring once while the Wildcats went 0-for-3. Acadie-Bathurst and Moncton will faceoff once again Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Avenir Centre.
