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Halifax Raiders
Pietra Volkova – Jean-Luc Reflieux – Kip O'Callahan
Blake Battle – Mathew Shea
Richard C. Hocolate

Montreal Militia
Nolan Angello - Filip Granlund – Jason Forbrook
Ilmari Määttä – Viatcheslav Orlov
Jeff Kirkstone

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NOTES

The Halifax Raiders visited Montreal for the first time this season. It is the second time the two teams meet, earlier in the week the Militia loss to the Raiders 5-3, at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Montreal is coming into the game with a record of 2-3, recording a shootout win against St. Louis the night before. Halifax,comes into the game rested, having last played 2 nights ago, losing to Detroit in shootout, making their record 2-2. Despite playing back to back, both starting netminders start tonight as well. Jeff Kirkstone saved 23/26 shots against St. Louis, while Richard C. Hocolate saved 28/31 shots in the loss to Detroit.


1ST PERIOD

Seconds before the 5 minute mark of the period, Halifax Raider Colin Banning ices the puck, leading to a face off won by Filip Granlund. The puck ended up on Nolan Angello’s stick who drives the net, backhanded it in and scored the game's first goal.

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Halifax’s coach must have called on his team to responds because in following 40 seconds after Montreal’s goal, Raiders unleashed a barrage of shots, 5 shots, 3 by Niklas Flower, and 1 by Reed Laing and Solaire Azarov. Despite the barrage of shots within 40 seconds, only 1 was a shot on goal, 3 shots missed the net and 1 was blocked by Ryan Vas.

In total there were 19 shots in the first period, 12 by Halifax, 7 by Montreal. Three penalties, Halifax’s lone penalty by Pietra Volkova for slashing at 6:10, Viatcheslav Orlov for Roughing at 10:36, and Ilmari Määttä.

2ND PERIOD

4:21 into the period Jaylor Toast is called for hooking, sending Halifax to the powerplay. Halifax had 8 shots on the powerplay, and immediately right after the penalty kill Zach Zyvleksi gains the puck and puts it pass Hocolate at 6:26, putting Montreal up 2-0.

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Once again Montreal started off the period with a goal in the 1st half. At this point Halifax was desperate for a goal. In addition to Toast’s hooking call early in the period, Kristofer Hallfredsson was too called for hooking at 9:17, and Ilmari Määttä sent to the sinbin for boarding at 9:36. At 10:42, Jean-Luc Reflieux lined up against Travis Jeziak in the Militia zone, on

Quote:Reflieux lines up across from Jeziak, Jeziak ties him up, but Reflieux&nbsp; gains control, and drives the net, no lane so he goes behind, he’s through the trapezoid and passed the puck off to Lindstrom, slapshot from the point, and he scores!

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Halifax cuts the lead in half, Montreal up 2-1. The period ended after Reflieux won a faceoff in the Militia zone at 19:57, but Halifax was unable to get a shot off in the last remaining seconds. Halifax recorded 12 shots, Montreal recorded 5 shots in the 2nd period.

3RD PERIOD

At 5:14 in the period, Filip Granlund is called for Holding, sending Halifax onto the powerplay again. Once again Halifax led Montreal in shots, 13-6. With a minute left and Halifax needing a goal, Filip Granlund lines up across Hogan Miller in the Militia’s zone.

Quote:Filip Granlund wins the faceoff and begins skating up,&nbsp; carrying the puck into netural. Granlund is stopped by Solaire Azarov,&nbsp; but somehow he regains the puck.&nbsp; Oh! Massive hit by&nbsp; Blake Battle who lays Granlund out and gains control of the puck. 30 seconds left in regulation. Battle brings the puck into the zone but is closed in on by Nolan Angello. Angello hits Battle and the two scramble for the puck. Battle comes up with possession.&nbsp; 9 seconds remaining. Battle pulls back and fires a cannon but Jeff Kirkstone comes up with the save!

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THREE STARS
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Jeff Kirkstone 36/37 saves (0.973)
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Nolan Angello 1 G, 4 shots, 2 hit
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Viatcheslav Orlov 1A, 1 hit, 2 blocked shots</div>


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Quote:Kirkstone was really up to the ask tonight. I think he was extra motivated laying against his hometown team. We'll have to be better next time we face him.

- Jean-Luc Reflieux

Quote:We're really proud of Dick for his game. It's a shame that we couldn't do more to support him, maybe make it a little harder for Kirkstone to shut us down. Definitely something we need to work on before we play them again.

-Colin Banning
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<div align="Center">More Notes</div>
Montreal wins the first game of the home and home series, reaching .500 with a regular season record of 3-3, and ties the season's series with Halifax at 1-1. Halifax hopes to bounce back tomorrow, returning to the Scotiabank Centre, they have now lost their last 2 games and their season record goes to 2-3-1. Halifax is last in the East, sitting behind 3rd place Montreal. Emotions should be high tomorrow night when these two teams meet again.