The Moncton Flyers defeated the hometown Charlottetown Knights 3 - 1 on Friday to increase their lead atop the standings of the NBPEI U18 AAA League. The win gives the Flyers a two-point lead over the Knights.
Néka Jean led the Flyers' offense with a goal and two assists. Austin Sanchez and Patrick Baxter also scored while Jacob Pineau added two assists.
Loic Nadeau was strong in goal, stopping 28 shots. The Flyers directed 45 shots at Knights' goaltender Hudson Bradley.
On Sunday, the Flyers travel to Bathurst in a 1 pm matchup with the Northern Moose.