Flags stay alive with overtime victory

The Mooretown Flags season came to an end after an 8-4 loss to the Belle River Canadiens in game five of their second round series.

Belle River started the game off quickly with a powerplay goal by Nik Dobrich at 1:47 into the first. Four minutes later Dobrich would add his second powerplay goal of the game to put the Canadiens up 2-0. Dobrich would get in on the third goal of the period for the Canadiens, setting up Scott Chauvin to make it 3-0 for the Canadiens. Mooretown would finally get on the board when Adam Little score on the powerplay to make it 3-1 after the first period.

In the second, Belle River kept the pressure on the Flags, and the goals kept coming. Doonovan Plummer scored thirty-six seconds into the period to make it 4-1, and Chauvin got his second of the game to make it 5-1 for the Canadiens. Jason Teschke would get his 8th of the playoffs, but under a minute later Rovert Ienna would get the goal back and put Belle River back up 6-2. Ryan Hunt would get a shorthanded goal for the Flags to cut the lead in half, but Dobrich would score his third powerplay goal of the game to put the Canadiens up 7-2 after the second.

In the third Brett Hickey would make it 8-2 for. With seconds remaining Derek D'Andrea would score the final goal of the season for the flags as they fall 8-4 to Belle River.

With the loss the Flags are eliminated from the playoffs, 4-1 in their best of seven series.