2018-09-22

The Halifax Mooseheads have started the season with a perfect 2-0 record thanks to a 3-2 victory on Saturday night in Charlottetown. Patty Kyte scored a goal and an assist to lead the way and Alex Gravel made 30 saves to help the Herd to their second win in as many nights. That’s two down and 13 more to go on the season opening 15-game road trip.

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Kyte was named the first star but not just for his offensive contributions. The 19-year-old defenceman also helped out in his own end including a third period shift where he blocked two consecutive shot attempts by the Isles and he also cleared the puck out of harms way to end the game with the Moose on a penalty kill. Charlottetown was applying the pressure on the power play and goalie Dakota Lund-Cornish on the bench for a 6-on-4 advantage.



After the teams traded second period goals it was a quick start to the third period that swung the momentum in favour of the Moose. Raphael Lavoie picked up his first goal of the young season just 13 seconds into the period to make it a 2-1 game and newcomer Samuel Asselin scored the eventual game-winner on the power play only 53 seconds later when he knocked in a Justin Barron rebound that bounced off the end boards and back out in front of the net. It was a much better overall period for the Mooseheads who had struggled to mount any sort of sustained pressure in the opening 40 minutes. Halifax finished with 22 shots with exactly half of them coming in the final period.

Islanders rookie defenceman Lukas Cormier opened the scoring with his first career goal early in the second stanza. His point shot beat a screened Alex Gravel who had no chance to see the puck. Kyte notched the equalizer about eight minutes later when he skated to the right dot and wired a wrist shot into the net for his second goal in as many games. He leads the team in scoring with four points on the weekend.

Players earning assists for the Mooseheads included Kyte, Barron, Marcel Barinka, Jordan Maher and Arnaud Durandeau.

Joel Bishop was held out of the lineup after getting hurt in the season opener on Friday in Saint John. He is day to day and will be re-assessed once the team returns to Halifax. Jared McIsaac, Ben Higgins and Kyle Petten also remained out of the lineup with injuries. Once again the Moose roster featured a significant number of call-ups to help fill the holes. Sonny Kabatay, Nathan MacMillan, Brock McLeod and Liam MacKinnon were all in uniform for the game.

Gravel earned the victory with 30 saves while Lund-Cornish took the loss after stopping 19 of 22 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks announced that they have trimmed Antoine Morand and Benoit-Olivier Groulx from their training camp roster, meaning the players will be back in Halifax to start the week. They will help bolster the roster in time for the next game on Friday night in Cape Breton at 7pm. The Mooseheads home opener is set for Saturday, October 27th at 7pm against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

Individual tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, October 3rd at 11am at the Ticket Atlantic Box Office, select Superstore Outlets, TicketAtlantic.com, the Official Mooseheads Shop in Scotia Square Mall or by calling 902-451-1221.

Mooseheads 2018-19 Season Ticket Memberships and 15-Game Packs are on sale now at TicketAtlantic.com, the Official Mooseheads Shop in Scotia Square or by calling 451-1221.