November 9, 2011

TITANS DOUBLE MOOSE 4-2

November 6, 2011

 

The Temiscaming Titans increased their unbeaten string to 15 games as they doubled up on the Toronto Canada Moose by a score of 4-2 Saturday evening at the Centre.  The Moose dressed only 13 skaters and perhaps the crowd was expecting another blowout like the previous night when the short benched Bobcaygeon Bucks were no match for the home team.  Luckely for everyone, the game was very entertaining.  The first half of the opening period had the Titans dominating most of the play but Moose goaltender Mike Smart, kept his team in the game.  At the 10:44 mark, Toronto's Dustin Cordeiro took a long pass from his own zone and skated in alone on Nicolas Filiatreault, who was making his second start of the season, and beat him on a shot high glove side.  The lead was short lived as the Titans' Justin Kohler tied the score almost three minutes later.  The Moose then took their second lead of the period on a goal from Justin Coles.  Coles was parked just outside the crease as a loose puck made it's way onto his stick.  With the empty net he made no mistake.  On their first power play of the game, Titans d-man Chris Levesque scored his first goal of the season as he took the puck from inside the face off circle and placed his wrist shot in the lower half of the net.  The teams went to the dressing rooms tied at two.  Shots in the first were 23-5 TItans.

 

The second period was scoreless with the Titans holding a 16-5 edge on the shot clock.  The third period was almost 3/4 gone and it looked like maybe the Titans would be heading towards their first overtime session.  But Richard Abbott, taking a short pass from Andre Leclair from behind the net, flipped the puck behind smart to give the Titans their first lead of the game.  An insurance goal by Andre Leclair at 18:51 all but sealed the victory.  The Moose pulled Smart for an extra attacker but could not generate any play in the Titans zone.  Shots in the final frame were 16-7 Titans, overall 55-17

The 3 stars were Richard Abbott, Chris Levesque and Justin Kohler.

 

The next home game for the Titans will be Friday November 11 at 8pm when the Algoma Avalanche make their first appearance in Temiscaming.

 

Denis Lacourse