2015 Ended Right

That's how you end a year! Your Halifax Mooseheads were coming into tonight's matchup on a 5 game losing streak but were able to put a stop to it against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on home ice. The New Year's Eve match was the second of a home and home series between the two Nova Scotia rivals. As such, both teams wore special blue and white NS themed jerseys for their annual Battle of Nova Scotia after Christmas games (missed last season). Each team won their home game this week. Veteran Danny Moynihan, returning from being sick with the flu earlier in the week, powered the offence with 4 assists and rookie Otto Somppi had his first multi goal game, scoring twice, including the overtime winner on the powerplay. Danny's younger brother Connor, a forward, suited up on the back end because Morgan Nauss and Walter Flower were out with injuries leaving the Mooseheads with 5 actual dmen. Halifax got off to a quick start scoring twice on 4 shots but Cape Breton battled back in the second and took a 4-2 lead 6 minutes into the third period. Jocktain Chainey, who the Herd traded for before Christmas, picked up his first goal as a Moosehead to tie the game at 4 in the last two minutes of regulation with a nice slap shot.

FINAL: Screaming Eagles 4 at Mooseheads 5 OT
Stars: 3. D Moynihan HAL | 2. C Moynihan HAL | 1. Sorrentino CAP
Attendance: 7,426
MC's Top Herd: Connor Moynihan

GAME LOG
First period
2:13 HAL Taylor Ford (5) | A: D Moynihan
4:46 HAL Otto Somppi (5) | A: C Moynihan & Shewfelt
11:48 CAP Phelix Martineau (10) | A: Fournier

Second period
9:23 CAP Anthony Sorrentino (11) | A: Fournier & Hoyt
13:29 CAP Anthony Sorrentino (12) | A: Smith & Hoyt

Third period
6:00 CAP Clark Bishop (11) | A: Leveille & Dubois
7:58 HAL Jean-Sebastien Taillefer (3) | A: D Moynihan
18:48 HAL Jocktain Chainey (2), PP | A: Fortier & D Moynihan

Overtime period
1:18 HAL Otto Somppi (6), PP | A: D Moynihan & Fortier

Powerplay: CAP - 0-for-0, HAL - 2-for-6
Shots: 36-29 in favour of Cape Breton

Scores
Acadie-Bathurst 5 at Moncton 4 SO
Drummondville 1 at Rouyn-Noranda 2 OT
Quebec 1 at Rimouski 2 OT
Sherbrooke 4 at Shawinigan 7
Gatineau 6 at Victoriaville 5 OT
Blainville-Boisbriand 0 at Val-d'Or 4
Chicoutimi 4 at Baie-Comeau 3 SO
Charlottetown 2 at Saint John 3

UP NEXT: Your Mooseheads will travel to Charlottetown to take on the Islanders on Sunday afternoon. Puck drops at 3pm.