SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - The Summerside Western Capitals rallied back from a 3-1 second period deficit to beat the Pictou County Weeks Crushers 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night in the their home opener.
Declan MacLauchlan scored the lone goal of the shootout to give the Western Capitals its third straight win of the season and improve to 3-2-0-0. The Crushers fall to 1-2-0-1 on the young season.
Matthew MacLean, Justin Ouellette and Lane Sim tallied goals in regulation time for the Capitals. Tanner Hayden scored twice for the Crushers as Ryan Walsh also tallied a goal for the visitors.
The Crushers opened the scoring at the 13:55 mark of the first period with Hayden’s first of the game and first of the season on a seeing eye wrist shot. Brennan O’Donnell and Rory Pilling drew assists.
Summerside tied the game at 18:52 with MacLean’s second goal of the season. Maverick Hayes and Owen MacPherson drew assists.
In the second period, Hayden added his second goal of the game at 11:23 on a (Caps goaltender) Max Picard and Hayes misplay in front of the Caps net.
The Crushers took a 3-1 lead at 14:04 with Ryan Walsh scoring his third goal of the season. Quinn Price and Owen Bell drew assists.
Summerside made it a 3-2 game at 17:22 with Ouellette’s fourth goal of the season. MacLauchlan drew the lone assist.
In the third period, Sim tied the game at 10:53 with his third of the season after a little bit of chaos in front of the Crushers net. Ouellette and Lincoln Waugh drew assists.
Regulation proved nothing and went into overtime.
Picard made a big save on a penalty shot from Hayden with under a minute left in the extra frame to force the game to a shootout.
In the shootout, Crushers players Brody Ford, Hayden and Pilling were all stopped by Picard. Ouellette and Waugh couldn’t score before MacLauchlan shot last to seal the deal for the Western Capitals.
Picard made 24 saves in the win for Summerside. Jake Poirier made 43 saves in the loss for the Crushers but still earned third star honours.
Full game recap here.
The Western Capitals next game is Friday Oct. 2 in Campbellton against the Tigers for a 7 p.m. AST start.
Declan MacLauchlan scored the lone goal of the shootout to give the Western Capitals its third straight win of the season and improve to 3-2-0-0. The Crushers fall to 1-2-0-1 on the young season.
Matthew MacLean, Justin Ouellette and Lane Sim tallied goals in regulation time for the Capitals. Tanner Hayden scored twice for the Crushers as Ryan Walsh also tallied a goal for the visitors.
The Crushers opened the scoring at the 13:55 mark of the first period with Hayden’s first of the game and first of the season on a seeing eye wrist shot. Brennan O’Donnell and Rory Pilling drew assists.
Summerside tied the game at 18:52 with MacLean’s second goal of the season. Maverick Hayes and Owen MacPherson drew assists.
In the second period, Hayden added his second goal of the game at 11:23 on a (Caps goaltender) Max Picard and Hayes misplay in front of the Caps net.
The Crushers took a 3-1 lead at 14:04 with Ryan Walsh scoring his third goal of the season. Quinn Price and Owen Bell drew assists.
Summerside made it a 3-2 game at 17:22 with Ouellette’s fourth goal of the season. MacLauchlan drew the lone assist.
In the third period, Sim tied the game at 10:53 with his third of the season after a little bit of chaos in front of the Crushers net. Ouellette and Lincoln Waugh drew assists.
Regulation proved nothing and went into overtime.
Picard made a big save on a penalty shot from Hayden with under a minute left in the extra frame to force the game to a shootout.
In the shootout, Crushers players Brody Ford, Hayden and Pilling were all stopped by Picard. Ouellette and Waugh couldn’t score before MacLauchlan shot last to seal the deal for the Western Capitals.
Picard made 24 saves in the win for Summerside. Jake Poirier made 43 saves in the loss for the Crushers but still earned third star honours.
Full game recap here.
The Western Capitals next game is Friday Oct. 2 in Campbellton against the Tigers for a 7 p.m. AST start.
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