Huskies outduel Tigers, win 5-1

The Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the Dalhousie Tigers 5-1 on Saturday night at the Halifax forum in the latest round of the battle of Halifax. The Huskies have had the Tigers number as of late, winning the last six regular season matchups. The last time the Tigers beat the Huskies was on November 20, 2013.

The win improves the Huskies record to 13-5-1 on the season as they sit in third place in the AUS with 27 points, just two points back of the Acadia Axemen for first in the league. The loss drops the Tigers to 5-13-1 on the season. They're on the outside looking in when it comes to the AUS playoff picture, as they trail the University of Moncton by five points for the final playoff spot.

Kyle Pereira led the Huskies with two goals, while Cameron Wind Steven Beyers added three assists in the win.
Kyle Pereira scored his fifth goal of the season just 2:54 into the first period to open the scoring for the Huskies early. The Tigers responded with just 40 seconds left in the period when Andrew Wigginton converted on the powerplay after Stephen MacAulay got a slashing penalty.

Michael Curtis scored seven minutes into the second to give the Huskies a lead midway through the second period. Kyle Pereira and Cameron Wind potted followed it up as they each potted a goal as the Huskies scored three goals in under four minutes as they opened up a 4-1 lead. Steven Shipley added insult to injury when Steven Shipley scored the Huskies second powerplay goal of the game to seal the deal for the Huskies as they went on to win 5-1.

The Tigers will try to get back in the win column when they face the UPEI Panthers on Saturday, while the Huskies will look to win back-to-back games for the first time since November 15 when they take on the University of Moncton on Saturday.