Zadina Gets 2 in Home Opener

What a way to introduce yourself to the Halifax faithful! Rookie Euro Filip Zadina scored two goals in the Mooseheads home opener on Saturday night to help lead the team to a 4-3 victory over division rivals; Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The Herd were able to rebound from a loss to the Titan just 3 days prior and started their home-stead on a high note. Halifax got out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of the game with two of those coming on the powerplay. In the early goings of this new season, special teams are working out pretty well for the Moose as they see themselves on the top of the standings in PP% at 40% after tonight's game and third on the penalty kill. Acadie-Bathurst used a Connor Moynihan holding penalty as an opportunity to get back in the game and the Titan scored 3 unanswered goals to tie the match with over 11 minutes to go in the third period. A little more than a minute later, it looked like Halifax native Justin Barron had his first career goal but it was ultimately awarded to Arnaud Durandeau, giving the home team the lead. In the middle frame, Cole Rafuse hip checked goaltender Alexis Gravel in the head as he trying to cover up a puck and the 17 year old stayed down on the ice for a few minutes. However he did finish the game pick up his second win of 2017-18.

FINAL: Titan 3 at Mooseheads 4
Stars: 3. Jocktan Chainey HAL | 2. Justin Ducharme BAT | 1. Filip Zadina HAL
Attendance: 7,784
MC's Top Herd: Filip Zadina

GAME LOG
First period
5:02 HAL Filip Zadina (2), PP | A: Fortier & Groulx
8:46 HAL Benoit-Olivier Groulx (2), PP | A: McIsaac
13:47 HAL Filip Zadina (3) | A: Durandeau & Lavoie
15:46 BAT Samuel L'Italien (5), PP | A: MacIsaac & Holwell
19:10 BAT Jeffrey Truchon-Viel (3) | A: Rafuse

Second period
None

Third period
8:26 BAT Justin Ducharme (5) | A: Truchon-Viel & Malatesta
9:32 HAL Arnaud Durandeau (2) | A: Barron

Powerplay: BAT - 1-for-6, HAL - 2-for-5
Shots: 33-25 in favour of Halifax

MISSING IN ACTION - Walter Flower (injured), Otto Somppi (injured), Jordan Lepage (injured)

UP NEXT: Halifax will host the Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday afternoon. Puck drops at 3pm.