Halifax scored five times in the first period en route to
a 9-2 victory over the Ontario Hockey League Champions. It was a fabulous
bounce back game by the Moose who were coming off a disappointing 5-2 loss to
the Saskatoon Blades on Sunday.
With the win, Halifax can advance straight to Sunday’s
championship game with a Portland Winterhawks win on Wednesday night. If
Portland loses, the Moose would have to play in Saturday’s semi-final game.
London’s loss means the Knights will have to take the
long route if they want to make it back to the final. London will play the
loser of Wednesday’s Portland/Saskatoon contest in Thursday’s tie-breaker game.
Martin Frk had a hat trick for the Moose on Tuesday night
while Darcy Ashley had two goals. Singles came from Ryan Falkenham, Luca
Ciampini, Stefan Fournier, and Brent Andrews. Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan
Drouin each had three assists. Zach Fucale made 26 saves in the win.
Former Sea Dog Stephen MacAulay had one assist, two
penalty minutes, and a +1 rating.
Other Tuesday night notes…
- Tomas Jurco and the Grand Rapids Griffins advanced to the AHL Western Conference Final. They defeated the Toronto Marlies 4-3 to win the series in six games. Jurco was a -1 with four shots in the game. They’ll play the Oklahoma City Barons in the next round, a series that begins on Friday night.
- Wednesday night, Alex Grant and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins face David MacDonald and the Providence Bruins in Game 7 of their second-round series. The winner takes on the Syracuse Crunch in the Eastern Conference Final.
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