Mooseheads nip Cats in Blue debut
Quinn Kennedy’s goal at 3:49 of overtime gave the Halifax Mooseheads a 2-1 victory over the Wildcats before 4,000 fans at the Avenir Centre on Sunday afternoon.
The Wildcats led for most of the game on a Niko Tournas first period powerplay goal, his 4th of the season, on assists from Kuzma Voronin and Gabe Smith.
The Mooseheads tied the game at 13:46 of the third on a tally from Russian import Oleg Kulebyakin.
Both goaltenders were outstanding — Moncton’s Rudy Guimond with 26 saves and the Herd’s Owen Bresson made 32 stops.
The Cats are 2-2-2-0 after six games and Halifax improved to 4 & 2.
Three Stars:
⭐️ #88 Quinn Kennedy (1G)
⭐️⭐️#25 RUDY GIUMOND (26 saves)
⭐️⭐️⭐️#86 NIKO TOURNAS (1G)
The Cats play host to the Rimouski Oceanic on Friday night before tangling with the Mooseheads Saturday evening at Scotiabank Centre at 7pm.
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Article by Marty Kingston
Photo: Daniel St. Louis
