Game #82 Link
Montreal, Canada
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Halifax Raiders 3
Montreal Militia 5
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Final
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W - Jeff Kirkstone (6-6-1) 22 saves
L - Georgette Pel (3-3-1) 24 saves
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Three Stars of the Game

1st Star - Keisstone Light
2nd Star - Laraque Obama
3rd Star - Hunter Johnson
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Summary

Entering the game Halifax tries to continue to right the ship after dropping two of the last three, while Montreal tries to prevent falling back into what was a nine-game losing streak. In net would be Jeff Kirkstone, while opposing him is fellow rookie, Georgette Pel.

While many wondered just where the offense was going to come from in the game, the flood gates wouldn't remain closed too long. At only the 2:41 mark of the first period, Hunter Johnson found a loose puck that skittered away from Kirkstone and wristed it home for the first goal of his season.



Shortly after the Militia would respond as Banning would leave a pummeling check to the upper body of Watson, only to leave the puck at the top of the circle for Keisstone Light to pick it up and dangle across the crease then roofed it short side for the 1-1 tie.



This isn't where the scoring stopped. Pietra Volkova would bury one five hole, while Militia's Zylevski and Obama would both add tallies to close out the period to take the lead 3-2 heading into the first intermission.

After the puck dropped, the pace picked right back up as Montreal picked up right where they left off in pressuring the offensive zone. With Pel settling back in the grove, the Raiders were able to fend off the Militia and return the favor. At 7:32, Fenrir would tip in the puck for his first SMJHL goal and celebrate accordingly.



With the game tied the Militia continued to carry out there strategy of overwhelming the Raiders defensive pairs. Simply throwing the puck on the net time and again, the Militia continued to create chance after chance. Finally the bounce, or lack thereof, went their way as Wells whiffed on a shot but yet had enough momentum to carry between Pel's legs, into the net and carry the Militia to a 4-3 lead.



In attempt to squash any sense of urgency that Halifax had, Russet buried a puck only minutes in to make the game 5-3. The remainder of the game would see the Raiders continuing to pressure, but Kirkstone stood tall and was able to deliver a solid performance.

Three Stars

1st Star - Keisstone Light - Light was able to open the door for the Militia, added a helper and finished at a plus-2 for the game to lead a surging team.

2nd Star - Laraque Obama - Added the late go-ahead goal, in addition to the assist on the game winner in the second period.

3rd Star - Hunter Johnson - Opened the scoring in the first period, added an assist, and two hits. While finishing plus-2, it wasn't enough for the Raiders to suffer the loss.