Flyers defeat Charlottetown 5-1
The Moncton Rallye Motors Nissan Flyers continued their strong offensive showing with a 5-1 victory over the Charlottetown Island Coastal Knights on Thursday night at the Bell Aliant Centre.
Jayden Simpson scored twice in the first period to give Moncton an early lead. His second goal came on the power play and stood as the game winner. Simpson's first was assisted by Jansen Guitard and Jaxson Steeves, while Marc-Olivier Ouellette assisted on the second.
Dominic Cormier added to the lead in the second period, with assists from Nathan Leblanc and Kale Leard. The Flyers scored twice more in the third, with Matteo Roy and Grayson Aguilar-Knee finding the net.
Roy's goal was assisted by Aguilar-Knee and Ouellette. Aguilar-Knee finished with a goal and an assist, while Ouellette recorded two assists.
Colin MacCormac scored Charlottetown's only goal, assisted by Tucker Gates.
Moncton outshot Charlottetown 49-33. Alexis Noel made 32 saves on 33 shots for the Flyers, while Mason MacAusland stopped 44 of 49 for the Knights.
The Flyers went 1-for-3 on the power play, while Charlottetown was 0-for-2.
Moncton was assessed three penalties for six minutes, while Charlottetown took four penalties for eight minutes.