Banner Raised.

Jody Shelley, Jason King and Travis Randell came back to where it all began for them to help raise the championship banners with your 2013-14 Halifax Mooseheads on opening night. With the banners raised it was time to defend them in front of the city of Halifax. However, just like a lot of teams on banner raising night, the Mooseheads looked like they still had the ceremony on their mind losing in the home opener for the second year in a row. Moncton Wildcat player Cody Drover scored the first goal of the season to give the Cats a 1-0 lead at 10:53 of the first period. Most times goaltenders don't have penalties, maybe one or two in a season. Well Kevin Darveau has two already through one game as he took 2 delay of game penalties for playing the puck outside of the trapezoid.

FINAL: Wildcats 4 at Mooseheads 0

GAME LOG
First period
MON 10:53 Cody Drover (1) | A: none
MON 12:09 Ivan Barbashev (1) | A: Caissy
MON 17:48 Cody Drover (2) | A: Johnson & Hynes

Penalties: White MON (11:30, Roughing), Ryan HAL (11:30, Roughing), Sweeney MON (13:19, Holding)
Shots: Moncton led 1st period shots 11-9

Second period
None

Penalties: Edmond MON (0:26, Hooking), Darveau HAL (1:06, Delay of game), Lewis HAL (5:51, Slashing), Caissy MON (15:56, Hooking), Darveau HAL (16:55, Delay of game), Leblanc HAL (19:06, Tripping)
Shots: Moncton once again led shots, this time 15 to 10

Third period
MON 0:36 Ryan Penny (1), PP | A: Barbashev & Caissy

Penalties: Haas MON (2:14, Fighting), Halabi MON (2:14, Interference), Alcalde HAL (2:!4, Fighting), Holwell MON (6:32, Interference), Emond MON (8:43, Checking from behind), Garland MON (11:16, Holding), Yarwood MON (12:19, Roughing), Hardie HAL (19:32, Slashing)
Shots: 9 to 7 were the shots in the last frame for Halifax

GOALTENDERS
Winning goaltender: Alex Dubeau MON
Losing goaltender: Kevin Darveau HAL

POWERPLAY
Moncton: 1-for-5
Halifax: 0-for-8

Notes: Look for MooseCountry blog's postgame in the morning.