Game Recap - Charlottetown Islanders vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Charlottetown Islanders vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Final Score
Charlottetown - 2
Halifax - 3

Goalscorers
Charlottetown: Oliver Cooper, Filip Chlapik
Halifax: Timo Meier, Danny Moynihan, Vincent Watt

Goalies
Charlottetown: Mason McDonald (L), Daryl MacCallum
Halifax: Zach Fucale (W)

Moosehead Player of the Game

Nikolaj Ehlers. No points on the score sheet, but he was electric all night. It was a pretty good first game back.

Thing That Annoyed Me

Hate to knock on Ehlers because he's so good, but some of the regrouping plays in the defensive zone at times were cringe worthy. Got lucky that only one Spezza-like drop pass went for a shot against.

Game Notes

• It was Pink in the Rink Night
• Moosehead's powerplay went 0/5. Yes, it should be in the section above, but they finally have a good setup. It's only a matter of time that it starts clicking.
• It felt like a weird night for line combinations. Ehlers and Gadoury had a few different linemates, and it seemed like Crossley and King were out there for maybe a combined 6 minutes during the game. Meier-Falkenham-Fortier may have been the most consistent line.
• I think the shot counter is a bit off. When tracking their zone entries, there were 2 times were I had a shot on goal that did not count.
• Speaking of zone entries, Ehlers lead the way with 10 of 11 entries being carries. Linemate Gadoury was 4/7.
• Another notable was Vincent Watt. He went 7/9. I get the top two lines are basically set, but I would like to see him get a chance to play top six minutes. He had a nice play where he poked the puck past a pinching defenseman, created a 2-on-1, and buried it past McDonald.
• Morgan Nauss is turning out to be a good defenseman for the Mooseheads. He's the youngest on the roster, so he has plenty of time to develop.
• It was weird seeing Charlottetown put their backup in so late. I'm guessing that he was the faster of the two goalies so it made sense when pulling him. It didn't matter in the end, but he did make a stick save, so that's something.

Game Pics

I just like #13 of Charlottetown in this picture.

Puck carrier is a bit low here, but the Mooseheads have gone to a more 1-3-1 style of powerplay.

This picture doesn't do it justice, but Jessica made a really nice pink moose custom.

Bent (middle) and a Charlottetown player in the middle of a wrestling match.

 

 

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Bent-Cooper Fight