Wildcats cut down Titan in exciting OT thriller
An entertaining Friday night matchup with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan that went into overtime, leading to Gabe Smith’s winning powerplay goal at 4:25 of extra time as the Cats won it 3-2 before 4,100 fans on Teddy Bear Toss Night for Moncton Headstart.
The other Cats goal came in the third period from First Star Caleb Desnoyers, his 16th, and a shorthanded goal from Vincent Collard, his 9th. Juraj Pekarcik also added two assists.
Moncton poured 49 shots at Josh Fleming while Jacob Steinman earned his league-leading 18th win with 30 saves.
Three Stars:
⭐️ #18 CALEB DESNOYERS
⭐️⭐️ #15 VINCENT COLLARD
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Josh Fleming, BAT
The Wildcats roll to 23-5-2 heading into Saturday’s game against the Cape Breton Eagles at 7pm.
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Article by Marty Kingston
Photo: Daniel St. Louis
