Flyers defeat Coastal Knights 6-2

The Moncton Rallye Motors Nissan Flyers scored four goals in the third period to pull away for a 6-2 victory over the Charlottetown Island Coastal Knights Tuesday night at Greenfoot Energy 4-Plex.

Nathan Leblanc opened the scoring for Moncton in the first period. Marc-Olivier Ouellette and Maxime Richard added power-play goals in the second period, giving the Flyers a 3-1 lead heading into the final frame.

Jayden Simpson scored twice in the third period, while Dominic Cormier added a goal as Moncton extended its lead. Simpson finished with two goals and an assist, while Jansen Guitard contributed three assists. Kale Leard recorded two assists.

Liam Moore and Logan Rinco scored for Charlottetown, which was outshot 33-30.

Moncton goaltender Xavier LeBlanc stopped 31 of 33 shots to earn the win, while Charlottetown's Nate Harris made 24 saves on 30 shots.

The Flyers went 2-for-3 on the power play and killed all four Charlottetown opportunities.