Cougars win their Home Opener 5-2 over the Rangers
O'Neill scored two late goals to secure the Cougars 3rd win in a row to start the season. Sinclair opened the scoring at 12:06 of the 1st on the power play, while Marshall and Young helped set up the goal. Marshall made the score 2-0 when he jammed in a rebound with 6:09 remaining in the 1st. Sinclair and Pilling picked up the assists. After The Rangers cut the lead to 2-1, Captain Seymour made it 3-1 with Clarke and Brown picking up the apples. The Rangers made it 3-2 when they scored the only goal of the 2nd period on the PP when the Cougars took 5 penalties in a row after being on the PP for 3 in the 1st. In the 3rd the Cougars took another 3 penalties in a row, but the PK and goaltender Bresson played strong to bail them out. O'Neill made it 4-2 when he scored on a one-timer from Reynolds when the puck entered the net after Ranger's goalie, Roach, got a piece of it. O'Neill scored a SH goal into an empty net with :39 remaining on the clock to make the final score 5-2. The Rangers outshot the Cougars 39-23. Bresson kicked out 37 shots for the victory. Both teams are back at it tomorrow, Sun, Oct 25 at 11:15 at the Emera Center.