Big Night for the Mooseheads in Gatineau

Tonight's game had some milestones in it, where it saw Benoit-Olivier Groulx have a big homecoming to rookie sensation Filip Zadina recording his first career hat trick. It was also announced tonight during the game that captain Max Fortier has signed an entry-level deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. As we all have seen the last few years, this is a well deserving contract for the captain. This was a big effort out of the team where they lost the first game of this road trip to Quebec on Wednesday night. This game saw a complete team effort. Combined for most of the scoring it saw Max Fortier and Filip Zadina factor for 5G & 2A it was a treat for the Moosehead faithful that made the trip to see the team play. There was some solid goaltending from Blade Mann-Dixon that kept the Moose lead at times especially when the Herd took a 5 on 3 powerplay. The penalty kill stayed strong as they went 6 for 6 on the kill. The Mooseheads will look to finish the trip up strong as they head to Drummondville to take on the Volts tomorrow.

What a treat for this great crowd of Mooseheads fans in Gatieneau tonight. Zadina doing it all. #HatTrickpic.twitter.com/HyDG3jI1JJ

— Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) November 4, 2017

FINAL: Halifax 7 at Gatineau 5
Stars: 3. Max Fortier HAL | 2. Vitalii Abramov GAT | 1. Filip Zadina HAL
Attendance: 3,188
MC’s Top Herd: Filip Zadina

GAME LOG
First period
5:28 GAT Mitchell Balmas (9) | A: Abramov & Shestopalov
11:01 HAL Filip Zadina (13) | A: McIssac
15:08 GAT Vitalii Abramov (7) | A: Bilodeau & Durocher
16:49 HAL Max Fortier (12) | A: Durandeau & Chainey

Second period
4:32 HAL Filip Zadina (14) SH | A: Chainey & Somppi
5:16 HAL  Max Fortier (13) SH | A: Barbossa
10:24 GAT Jeffery Durocher (5) | A: Roy & Hatto
13:48 HAL Filip Zadina (15) | A: Moynihan

Third period
11:53 HAL Raphael Lavoie (5) | A: Zadina & Groulx
17:30 GAT Mikhail Shestopalov (3) | A: none
19:41 HAL Otto Somppi (5) SH | A: Fortier
19:48 GAT Samuel Hatto (2) | A: Roy & Malo

Powerplay: GAT – 0-for-6; HAL – 0-for-2
Shots: 30-29 in favour of Gatineau

NOT DRESSED – Walter Flower (injured), Jordan Lepage (injured), Xavier Parent (U-17's) and Justin Barron (U-17's)

SCORES
Cape Breton 3 at Acadie Bathurst 6
Moncton 3 at Quebec 5
Blainville 5 at Sherbrooke 3
Charlottetown 5 at Victoriaville 3
Saint John 0 at Chicoutimi 6
Drummondville 3 at Shawinigan 4
Rimouski 3 at Val D'or 2

UP NEXT: Halifax will travel to take on the Voltiguers tomorrow evening in Drummondville. Puck drops at 4pm.