Essex drops home opener vs Mooretown

Powerplay Sports
Sep 16
2 min read

GAME REPORT: Essex 73’s Push Hard, But Mooretown Holds On for 4–2 Win

The Essex 73’s threw everything they had at the Mooretown Flags on Tuesday night in their home opener — especially during a dominant second period where they poured on the pressure — but the steady play of Flags goaltender John Chartrand made the difference in a 4–2 Mooretown victory.

Essex opened the scoring late in the first period. With just 55 seconds remaining, Noah Mathieson received a great pass from Connor Hunt who took a pounding as he scored into an open cage. The goal capped off a strong opening frame for Essex, who outshot Mooretown 10–3 in the period.

Mooretown answered back early in the second, shifting the game’s momentum. Masen Flett tied it just two minutes in, followed by goals from Josh Hazzard at 4:06 and Landon Marcy at 8:03 to give the Flags a 3–1 lead.

Essex, however, didn’t go quietly. The 73’s responded with intensity, firing 20 shots on net in the middle frame alone. Their persistence paid off when Andrew Baker made a beautiful move in the slot, deking a defender and roofing a shot from in close to cut the deficit to one.

Essex pushed but could not find the equalizer in the third. The 73's outshot the Flags 11–6 but Chartrand held down the fort. Jace Dupuis added an open netter as Mooretown improves to 2-1 on the season while Essex falls to 1-1.

Final Score: Mooretown Flags 4 – Essex 73’s 2

Scoring Summary:

1st Period19:05 – Essex: Noah Mathieson (1) – Assists: Connor Hunt (1), Andrew Baker (1)

2nd Period2:00 – Mooretown: Masen Flett (1) – Assists: Jace Dupuis (1), Nolan Bourdage (1)4:06 – Mooretown: Josh Hazzard (2) – Assist: Mitchell Stack (1)8:03 – Mooretown: Landon Marcy (1) – Unassisted10:02 – Essex: Andrew Baker (1) – Assists: Connor Hunt (2), Noah Mathieson (1)