Busby scores OT winner as Huskies defeat Aigles Bleus 3-2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
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Moncton (7-3-1, 7-3-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Saint Mary's (5-5-1, 5-5-1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
HALIFAX, NS – Saint Mary's defenceman Dennis Busby scored the overtime winning goal, as the Huskies came from behind to defeat the Moncton Aigles Bleus 3-2 on Saturday night at the Dauphinee Centre in Halifax.
The first period saw the Huskies with several good scoring opportunities, but Aigles Bleus goaltender Nathan Darveau (Rouyn-Noranda, QC) shut the door.
It would be the Aigles Bleus who opened the scoring in the dying moments of the period, as forward Jeremy Michel (Lévis, QC) stole the puck at the Huskies blueline and sped in on goal, beating Huskies netminder Ben West (Barrie, ON) with a backhand deke for a powerplay goal, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead with 41 seconds remaining in the first.
The Huskies outshot the Aigles Bleus 12-11 through the opening 20 minutes, but it was the visitors who took a 1-0 lead into intermission.
Midway through the second period, the Aigles Bleus would double their lead, as forward Michael Horth (Ste. Catherine, QC) took a cross-ice pass from linemate David Doucet (Baie Sainte Anne, NB) and beat Ben West with a high shot to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
The Huskies went onto the powerplay towards the end of the period and took advantage, with defenceman Dennis Busby (Oro-Medonte, ON) cycling the puck to forward Ben Allison (Halifax, NS) who uncorked a one-timer that went inside the near post and cut the Aigles Bleus lead to 2-1.
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Ben Allison gets the Huskies on the scoreboard with a powerplay goal, cutting the Aigles Bleus lead to 2-1!
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Once again, the Huskies outshot the Aigles Bleus 18-8 in the period to take a 30-19 advantage through 40 minutes, but it was the visitors who took a 2-1 lead into the second intermission.
Just over four minutes into the third, the Huskies tied it up as forward Nathan Dunkley (Campbellford, ON) played a cross-ice pass to Ben Allison, who faked a shot and dished a pass to Declan McDonnell (Buffalo, NY), who made a nifty deflection past Darveau into the Aigles Bleus goal to tie it up at 2-2.
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Declan McDonnell ties it off a great pass from Ben Allison!
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Moncton nearly regained the lead midway through the period, as forward Charles-Edouard Drouin (St-Georges-de-Beuce, QC) fired a shot off of West's pad, with the rebound coming out to the stick of Jeremy Lapointe (Drummondville, QC), who looked to bang it into goal but was robbed by the glove of West to keep the game tied.
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A tremendous save by Ben West to keep the game tied 2-2 in the third period! pic.twitter.com/H5H2sSgQyJ
Late in the period, the Huskies were on the penalty kill when forward Will Chisholm (Lunenburg, NS) intercepted a pass and skated away on a shorthanded breakaway, but fired a shot off the post.
Just 36 seconds into overtime, the Huskies found the winner, as Allison was able to dig the puck off the wall onto the stick of Derek Gentile (Sydney, NS), who broke out on a two-on-one with defender Dennis Busby. Gentile's cross-ice pass was perfect, and Busby made no mistake, scoring his seventh goal of the year to give the Huskies the 3-2 overtime win.
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HUSKIES WIN IT IN OVERTIME!!!!
Derek Gentile sets up Dennis Busby for the OT winner as the Huskies comeback for the 3-2 win!
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The Huskies outshot the Aigles Bleus 42-26 on the night, with Ben West turning away 24 shots for the victory, while Nathan Darveau stopped 39 shots in defeat.
The Huskies win improves their record to 6-5-1-0 on the season. They'll be back on home ice on Wednesday night, hosting the UPEI Panthers (4-7-0-0) at 7 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS
The Aigles Bleus loss drops their record to 7-3-2-0. They'll continue their road swing next weekend, visiting the STFX X-Men on Friday and Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday, with both games scheduled to drop the puck at 7 p.m.
Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Photos by Eduardo Ibarra / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
