0 and 3. For the first time since the 2015-16 season, our Halifax Mooseheads have started the year with losing their first three games. The Herd were defeated once again by the Charlottetown Islanders, this time on home ice. With Gravel out injured, Cole McLaren has taken over the #1 job for the time being and played well especially in the middle frame where he faced 19 shots. Charlottetown got on the board first a little less than half way through the opening period with Brett Budgell scoring on a rebound. Raphael Lavoie and Nikita Alexandrov were at each other quite a bit during the whole game and the latter picked up his first of the season at the 18:59 mark to give the Islanders a 2-0 heading into the intermission. Halifax controlled the play for the first few minutes of the match but once again Matthew Welsh stood tall for the away team as the Mooseheads outshot the Isles 11-8. Like I said, McLaren had his chance to stand on his head in the second period and it gave the home club a chance to get back in it when rookie Zack Jones recorded his 1st career QMJHL goal with 9:09 left in frame to make it 2-1 bad guys. But that would be all the scoring Halifax would get in their home opener as they lost 3-1 on Friday night.
FINAL: Islanders 3 at Mooseheads 1
Stars: 3. Cedric Desruisseaux CHA | 2. Cole McLaren HAL | 1. Matthew Welsh CHA
Attendance: 7,933
MC's Top Herd: Zack Jones
Powerplay: CHA - 0-for-3; HAL - 0-for-3
Shots: 34-22 for Charlottetown
NOT DRESSED - Alexis Gravel (injured), Jared McIsaac (NHL camp), Cole Foston (injured) and Benoit-Olivier Groulx (NHL camp)
SCORES
Acadie-Bathurst 5 at Moncton 6 SO
Rouyn-Noranda 3 at Quebec 2
Val-d'Or 2 at Drummondville 3 OT
Victoriaville 0 at Shawinigan 5
Baie-Comeau 3 at Gatineau 2 OT
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand
Sherbrooke at Rimouski
UP NEXT - The Mooseheads will welcome the Acadie-Bathurst Titan to Scotiabank Centre tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.
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