Langlois lifts Mooseheads past Cataractes in overtime
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Interstat) — Nathan Langlois scored 2:02 into overtime to lift the Halifax Mooseheads to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes on Sunday at Scotiabank Centre. Halifax led 2-0 after the first period on goals by Quinn Kennedy and Paul Sintschnig. Shawinigan answered with three goals in the second period, including Dylan Laframboise’s opener and Samuel Boyer’s equalizer before Chad Lygitsakos put the Cataractes ahead. William Bent tied it in the third for Halifax before Langlois finished. Kennedy, Halifax’s top star, had one goal and two assists with six shots. Mateo Nobert added two assists, nine shots and two hits, Sintschnig scored once with four shots and two hits, Carson Mertz made 30 saves on 33 shots, and Malik L’Italien and Cameron Minella each had two assists. Frédéric Bergeron had two assists for Shawinigan, while Laframboise and Boyer each scored. Attendance was 6,837. Halifax improved to 5-5; Shawinigan fell to 3-7.