Sea Dogs 3, Mooseheads 2
First Period
1. Halifax, Desnoyers 21 (Dumais, Boucher) 4:51 (pp).
Penalties — Sévigny Snb (interference) 4:29; Trenholm Snb (hooking) 17:20.
Second Period
2. Saint John, Daoust 4 (Dufour, Lawrence) 2:10.
Penalties — Davis Hal (kneeing) 5:28; Bezeau Snb, Beauregard Hal (roughing) 6:44; Jones Hal (delaying the game) 6:47; Blagden Snb, Davis Hal (fighting) 8:59; Blagden Snb, Davis Hal (staged fight occuring before or following any other face-off) 8:59; Blagden Snb (misconduct, unsportmanlike conduct) 8:59; Kuznetsov Snb (tripping) 9:42; Daoust Snb (tripping) 15:19; Beauregard Hal (cross-checking) 17:38; Burns Snb (high sticking) 19:52.
Third Period
3. Halifax, Beauregard 4 (Jones, Cataford) 2:09.
4. Saint John, Daoust 5 (Kuznetsov, Poirier) 3:23.
5. Saint John, Daoust 6 (Villeneuve) 7:57 (sh).
Penalties — MacKinnon Hal (instigator (fight); misconduct, misconduct for fighting) 4:17; Trenholm Snb (checking from behind; major, checking from behind) 4:17; Trenholm Snb, MacKinnon Hal (fighting) 4:17; Sévigny Snb (high sticking) 15:20.
Shots on goal by
Saint John | 8 | 15 | 12 | _ | 35 |
Halifax | 12 | 5 | 18 | _ | 35 |
Goal — Saint John: Hurtubise (W, ). Halifax: James (L, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Saint John: 0-3; Halifax: 1-7.
Referees — Brad Mills, Stephen Starzomski. Linesmen — Mat Hicks, Brett Boyce.
Attendance — 3,000 at Halifax.
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