Playoff Game Recap: (3) Val d'Or Foreurs vs. (2) Halifax Mooseheads

Val d'Or Foreurs vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Final Score
Val d'Or - 3
Halifax - 4 (OT)

Goalscorers
Val d'Or: Anthony Mantha (2), Louick Marcotte
Halifax: Luca Ciampini, Andrew Ryan, Austyn Hardie Max Fortier

Goalies
Val d'Or: Antoine Bibeau (L)
Halifax: Zachary Fucale (W)

Fireball Player
(He's so hot, nothing is gonna put this guy out)

Max Fortier. Outside of the OT goal, I thought he played a good game.

Snake Bitten Player
(No amount of sucking will help get the poison out of him)

Basically any defenseman that tried to make a cross-ice pass. It was either picked off or completely missed the target.

Play of the Game
(Every game has a defining moment, this is probably it)

Fortier tipping in Jesse Lussier's point shot in OT to win the game and put Halifax up 3-2 in the series.

Notes

• Halifax did a good job early on defense, collapsing the slot and forcing Val d'Or to outside shots only.
• I know I kind of ripped the defense, but credit to Lussier. He had a nice stick check early on to stop a breakaway attempt and was the shooter on the OT goal.
• In the same vein, credit to Hardie for scoring the tying goal (a seeing-eye point shot)
• Fucale stoned Val d'Or on all breakaway attempts.
• This has been a rough series for Fucale, so it was nice to see him come up with a few big saves and have the crowd chant his name.
• Outside of getting outscored 2-1, that second period was the best second period I've seen the Mooseheads play this year.

Pictures

One of the Mooseheads' many chances

Not a goal, puck slid right by him

GWG scorer Fortier during the post-game interview