Game Recap - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Final Score
Cape Breton - 2
Halifax - 5

Goalscorers
Cape Breton: Francis Brunelle (2)
Halifax: Jean-Sebastien Taillefer, Vincent Watt, Nikolaj Ehlers (2), Maxime Fortier

Goalies
Cape Breton: Francois Brassard (L)
Halifax: Zach Fucale (W)

Moosehead Player of the Game

Nikolaj Ehlers. A pair of goals and an assist, I'd say this young Dane is good at this hockey thing. Also, both his penalties in this game were pretty chintzes calls.

Thing That Annoyed Me

A few times (especially early on) the defense got caught and a Cape Breton player was on a breakaway. The defense was better as the game went on, but they started a bit rough. Thankfully Fucale stoned all breakaway attempts.

Game Notes

• Credit were credit is due. Brunelle (Cape Breton's goal scorer) placed his shot nicely. He beat Fucale twice low blocker and a foot off the ice, right in that sweet spot that's hard to stop as a goalie.
• Fun moment during Ehlers' first goal: the ref initially waved it off, play continued, and a minute or so later Cape Breton scored. The play was reviewed and Ehlers was awarded his original goal.
• Funny thing about that last point, it was Brunelle who scored for Cape Breton. He was robbed of a hat trick (sort of).
• Gadoury in the second period was magical with the puck. Every time he was in the offensive zone and close to the blue line with it, he would dangle his way out of danger. I think a few Cape Breton jocks are still hanging in the rafters.
• Another great play by Gadoury in the second: on an odd-man rush by Cape Breton, Gadoury came from behind and slid to break up a pass. While no pass was attempted, the slide was good enough to stall the attacker so another player could take care of him.
• Poor Austyn Hardie, he was down on the ice a few times in the third period and was given an extra whack both times.
• It's disappointing that the first PP unit went scoreless, I really like that line (Ehlers-Gadoury-Meier-Fortier-Nauss). 
• As usual, Ehlers and Gadoury had quite a few zone entries. Ehlers had the literal definition of a carry-in: the puck got caught in his jersey, got it, and slid past the blue line with the puck still in his jersey.

Game Pics

There were quite a few scrums in this game.