RECAP: Ryan's Heroics Not Enough For Titan

HALIFAX - Andrew Ryan returned to Halifax for the first time since the Mooseheads traded him in the summer to the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan. His very late game heroics for his new team were for not as the Moose were able to pull through in the shootout. Ryan, who was an odd man out with Halifax in the overage category, led Bathurst being apart of all 4 goals recording two goals and two assists. His second goal of the game was scored with 0.3 seconds left which forced overtime after it looked like the Herd would skate to a regulation win. Former teammate Nikolaj Ehlers was the dominate player for the home team as he scored his first hat trick of the season and also assisted on the second Halifax goal. Ehlers also scored the lone goal in the shootout. Penalties were once again a subject of disgust in the Scotiabank Centre crowd. The time away seemed to affect Connor Moynihan who didn't keep his emotions in check getting 8 penalty minutes.

FINAL: Titan 4 at Mooseheads 5 SO
Stars: 3. Meier HAL | 2. Ryan BAT | 1. Ehlers HAL
Attendance: 5,919
MC's Top Herd: Nikolaj Ehlers

GAME LOG
First period
2:37 BAT Aaron Kerr (3) | A: Blanchard & Ryan
6:08 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (7) | A: Meier & Gadoury
12:10 HAL Timo Meier (10) | A: Hardie & Ehlers
13:54 BAT Raphael Corriveau (8), PP | A: Ryan & Boivin

Shots: Halifax led 1st period shots 11 to 8

Second period
4:18 BAT Andrew Ryan (6), PP | A: Corriveau & Brennan

Shots: The Mooseheads once again had 11 shots to Bathurst's 6

Third period
15:37 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (8) | A: Meier & Lussier
19:31 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (9) | A: Lussier & Taillefer
19:59 BAT Andrew Ryan (7) | A: COrriveanu & Beaton

Shots: Halifax had 14 shots while the Titan had 9

Overtime
None

Shots: Bathurst led shots 2-1 during the overtime period

Shootout
Round 1 - HAL Philippe Gadoury (Save)    BAT Andrew Ryan (Save)
Round 2 - HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (Goal)    BAT Christophe Boivin (Save)
Round 3 - HAL Timo Meier (Save)    BAT Mark Simpson (Save)

POWERPLAY
Bathurst: 2-for-7
Halifax: 0-for-7

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 21 saves
Losing goaltender: Jacob Brennan BAT 33 saves