Aigles Bleus defeat Huskies 6-2 in Moncton
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Saint Mary's (3-4-0, 3-4-0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Moncton (5-2-0, 5-2-0) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
The Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus (5-2-0-0=10pts, 2nd position) found the back of the net four times in the second period en route to a 6-2 win over the Saint Mary's University Huskies (3-4-0-0=6pts, 4th position) in an Atlantic University Sport men's hockey game on Friday at the J.-Louis-Lévesque Arena in front of nearly 700 spectators.
The Acadia University Axemen (2-4-0-1=5pts, 6th position), who lost 6-3 to the UNB Reds on Friday, will be the Aigles Bleus' opponents on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the J.-Louis-Lévesque Arena.
Rémy Anglehart (unassisted) hit a puck on the ice as he fell to score the home team's first goal at 4:49 of the opening period. The lead was short-lived when Ben Allison tied the game less than 3 minutes later, beating goaltender Olivier Adam with a high shot into the net.
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Ben Allison with a nice snipe to tie the game at 1-1 in the first period!
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The second period was the Aigles with four goals scored in the space of 4 minutes, including one shorthanded and the other on a penalty shot. Jeremy Lapointe at 3:22, William Basque a minute later, Nathaël Roy, the first star of the game, with his first of the game on a penalty shot at 6:15 and Edouard St-Laurent at 7:19 secured the victory for their team.
Reid Valade on the power play cut the margin to 5-3 at 11:05 of the third period, but Roy with his second at 17:08 restored his team's 4-goal lead.
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A powerplay goal by Reid Valade cuts the Moncton lead to 5-2 in the third period.
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Olivier Adam made 30 saves for the win in net, having been selected as the 2nd star. Matt Welsh played 32 minutes and allowed 5 goals for the losers. Jeremy Helvig completed the remaining 32 minutes with 6 saves and a goal.
The Huskies scored once on 4 power play chances and Moncton 1-for-2. Saint Mary's visits the UNB Reds on Saturday. It's the weekend for the players' parents. They were introduced on the ice before the game. Moncton have won their last 5 games.
