HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS vs SYRACUSE BULLDOGS (R5)

Created - Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 07:32

Goals
1 2 3 OT1 SO T
HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS 1 1 1 0 1 4
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS 2 1 0 0 0 3
Shots
1 2 3 OT1 SO T
HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS 12 10 4 1 3 27
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS 13 3 15 2 3 33

1st period

1. HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS , Leon Draisaitl 41 (Connor McDavid 56) at 1:27
2. SYRACUSE BULLDOGS , John Tavares 10 (Louis Leblanc 42, Sam Bennett 40) at 3:19
3. SYRACUSE BULLDOGS , K'Andre Miller 10 (Brett Ritchie 17, Max Warn 13) at 14:22

Penalties :
Henrik Samuelsson (BUL) for Tripping (Minor) at 7:15, Zac Rinaldo (HIG) for Tripping (Minor) at 12:01

2nd period

4. HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS , Sidney Crosby 33 (Nathan Horton 39, Brett Pesce 14) at 5:21
5. SYRACUSE BULLDOGS , Dylan Strome 24 (Patrik Laine 47) at 5:29

Penalties :
Zac Rinaldo (HIG) for Close Hand On Puck (Minor) at 6:46, Jay Rosehill (HIG) for Holding (Minor) at 10:48, Connor McDavid (HIG) for Hooking (Minor) at 11:28, Sam Bennett (BUL) for Roughing (Minor) at 14:31

3rd period

6. HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS , Connor McDavid 36 (Elias Pettersson 42) at 1:22

Penalties :
K'Andre Miller (BUL) for Interference (Minor) at 1:30, Jay Rosehill (HIG) for Cross-checking (Minor) at 6:54, Andrei Svechnikov (HIG) for Hooking (Minor) at 9:44, Andrei Svechnikov (HIG) for Tripping (Minor) at 13:06, Tom Wilson (HIG) for Tripping (Minor) at 15:15, Mike Green (HIG) for High sticking (Minor) at 18:02

Overtime #1

No Goal

Penalties :
No Penalty

Shootout

HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS, Sidney Crosby - Stopped by Semyon Varlamov
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS, Patrik Laine - Stopped by Kari Lehtonen
HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS, Connor McDavid - Goal!
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS, Nicolas Corbeil - Stopped by Kari Lehtonen
HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS, Elias Pettersson - Stopped by Semyon Varlamov
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS, Sam Bennett - Shot Misses the Net

Penalties :
No Penalty

Goalie Stats

Kari Lehtonen (HIG), 30 saves from 33 shots - (0.909), W, 9-11-0, 65:00 minutes
Semyon Varlamov (BUL), 24 saves from 27 shots - (0.889), OTL, 12-11-2, 65:00 minutes

Players Stats for HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS

Player Name              G  A  P  +/- PIM S  H  SB GA TA FO     MP     PP MP  PK MP  
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Andrei Svechnikov        0  0  0   0  4   5  5  1  0  1  0/4    18:08   3:00   0:59 
Brett Pesce              0  1  1   0  0   1  1  1  0  0  0/0    21:59   0:00   5:59 
Connor McDavid           1  1  2   1  2   3  0  1  0  0  13/25  24:38   2:57   7:21 
Elias Pettersson         0  1  1   1  0   3  0  0  1  0  0/3    14:09   2:57   0:23 
Jay Rosehill             0  0  0   0  4   2  2  1  0  0  0/0     7:13   0:00   0:06 
Keven Veilleux           0  0  0   0  0   0  2  0  0  0  1/3     5:58   0:00   0:00 
Kirby Dach               0  0  0  -1  0   0  0  0  2  0  0/0     7:47   0:00   0:00 
Leon Draisaitl           1  0  1   1  0   7  1  0  0  1  1/2    24:50   2:57   7:33 
Mark Scheifele           0  0  0  -1  0   1  0  0  0  0  5/7     7:47   0:00   0:00 
Mike Green               0  0  0   0  2   0  3  5  0  0  0/0    24:54   2:40   5:48 
Moritz Seider            0  0  0   0  0   0  1  1  0  0  0/0    30:25   3:17   9:58 
Nathan Horton            0  1  1   0  0   0  0  1  0  0  2/3    23:00   3:00   7:24 
Radko Gudas              0  0  0   0  0   0  2  0  0  0  0/0     8:22   0:00   1:21 
Rasmus Dahlin            0  0  0   0  0   0  4  2  0  2  0/0    30:42   3:17   9:58 
Sidney Crosby            1  0  1   0  0   5  0  1  1  0  11/24  23:43   3:00   7:24 
Tom Wilson               0  0  0  -1  2   0  2  0  0  0  0/0    10:18   2:40   0:00 
Wojtek Wolski            0  0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0/0     7:41   0:00   0:32 
Zac Rinaldo              0  0  0   0  4   0  0  0  0  0  0/0     6:10   0:00   0:00 

Players Stats for SYRACUSE BULLDOGS

Player Name              G  A  P  +/- PIM S  H  SB GA TA FO     MP     PP MP  PK MP  
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Alexander Sulzer         0  0  0  -1  0   1  0  0  0  0  0/0    14:00   6:21   0:00 
Brett Ritchie            0  1  1   1  0   2  0  0  0  0  0/0    11:13   0:00   2:56 
Dylan Strome             1  0  1   0  0   5  0  0  1  0  7/19   22:06   8:22   0:14 
Henri Jokiharju          0  0  0   2  0   0  0  0  0  0  0/0    15:21   0:00   3:10 
Henrik Samuelsson        0  0  0   0  2   0  2  0  1  0  0/2     6:04   0:00   0:00 
Jacob de la Rose         0  0  0   1  0   0  1  0  0  0  5/7     7:47   0:00   0:00 
John Tavares             1  0  1  -1  0   1  1  0  0  0  17/28  23:23   8:08   2:59 
Jordan Greenway          0  0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0/0     8:44   0:00   2:44 
K'Andre Miller           1  0  1  -1  2   4  1  1  1  0  0/0    31:20  10:09   2:07 
Louis Leblanc            0  1  1  -1  0   4  0  0  0  0  0/1    21:33   8:08   0:45 
Max Warn                 0  1  1   1  0   3  1  0  0  0  0/0     7:47   0:00   0:00 
Nicolas Corbeil          0  0  0   0  0   3  0  0  0  0  8/10   23:09   8:22   0:00 
Noah Dobson              0  0  0  -1  0   1  4  1  0  0  0/0    33:30  10:09   2:29 
Patrik Laine             0  1  1   0  0   4  3  0  1  3  0/1    23:21   8:22   0:17 
Reilly Smith             0  0  0   0  0   1  1  0  0  0  0/1     6:00   0:00   0:00 
Sam Bennett              0  1  1  -1  2   1  6  1  0  0  1/2    22:53   8:08   1:59 
Simon Edvinsson          0  0  0   2  0   2  0  0  0  1  0/0    21:36   6:21   0:40 
Urho Vaakanainen         0  0  0  -1  0   1  0  0  0  0  0/0    10:05   0:00   3:28 

3 Stars

1 - Connor McDavid (HIG)
2 - Leon Draisaitl (HIG)
3 - Sidney Crosby (HIG)

Power Play

HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS - 0 on 3 Attempt(s) - 0.00%
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS - 0 on 9 Attempt(s) - 0.00%

Penalty Kill

HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS - 9 on 9 Attempt(s) - 100.00% - Score 0 goal in Penalty Kill
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS - 3 on 3 Attempt(s) - 100.00% - Score 0 goal in Penalty Kill

Team Stat

HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS - Hits : 23 - Faceoff Wins : 33 - Blocked Shots : 14 - Penalty Minutes : 18
SYRACUSE BULLDOGS - Hits : 20 - Faceoff Wins : 38 - Blocked Shots : 3 - Penalty Minutes : 6

Official

Referees : Mike Leggo and Steve Kozari
Linesman : Greg Devorski and Lonnie Cameron

Game Notes

No Game Note

Finance

Level 1 -- Attendance: 6000 (100.00%) -- Ticket Income $516,000
Level 2 -- Attendance: 4116 (82.32%) -- Ticket Income $349,860
Level 3 -- Attendance: 1235 (61.75%) -- Ticket Income $103,740
Level 4 -- Attendance: 1770 (44.25%) -- Ticket Income $132,750
Luxury Box -- Attendance: 1000 (100.00%) -- Ticket Income $200,000
Game was played at the Memorial Auditorium.
Total Attendance: 14121 (78.45%)
Total Ticket Income: $1,302,350
Total Income: $1,302,350

HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS

5 vs 5 Forward 
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Connor McDavid           Leon Draisaitl           Elias Pettersson         40     0   1  4  
 2 Sidney Crosby            Andrei Svechnikov        Nathan Horton            38     0   1  4  
 3 Mark Scheifele           Tom Wilson               Kirby Dach               18     0   1  4  
 4 Keven Veilleux           Wojtek Wolski            Zac Rinaldo              4      2   2  1  

5 vs 5 Defense 
   Defense                  Defense                                           Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Moritz Seider            Rasmus Dahlin                                     42     0   1  4  
 2 Brett Pesce              Mike Green                                        42     0   1  4  
 3 Jay Rosehill             Radko Gudas                                       10     1   3  1  
 4 Moritz Seider            Rasmus Dahlin                                     6      0   2  3  

PowerPlay Forward 
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Connor McDavid           Leon Draisaitl           Elias Pettersson         50     0   0  5  
 2 Sidney Crosby            Andrei Svechnikov        Nathan Horton            50     0   0  5  

PowerPlay Defense
   Defense                  Defense                                           Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Moritz Seider            Rasmus Dahlin                                     60     0   1  4  
 2 Tom Wilson               Mike Green                                        40     0   1  4  

Penalty Kill 4 Players Forward 
   Center                   Wing                     Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Sidney Crosby            Nathan Horton            50     0   4  1  
 2 Connor McDavid           Leon Draisaitl           50     0   4  1  

Penalty Kill 4 Players Defense
   Defense                  Defense                  Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Moritz Seider            Rasmus Dahlin            60     0   4  1  
 2 Mike Green               Brett Pesce              40     0   4  1  

Penalty Kill - 3 Players Forward 
   Forward                                           Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Andrei Svechnikov                                 60     0   5  0  
 2 Elias Pettersson                                  40     0   5  0  

Penalty Kill - 3 Players Defense
   Defense                  Defense                  Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Moritz Seider            Rasmus Dahlin            60     0   5  0  
 2 Mike Green               Jay Rosehill             40     0   5  0  

4 vs 4 Forward 
   Center                   Wing                     Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Mark Scheifele           Kirby Dach               50     0   2  3  
 2 Zac Rinaldo              Tom Wilson               50     0   2  3  

4 vs 4 Defense
   Defense                  Defense                  Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Mike Green               Rasmus Dahlin            60     0   4  1  
 2 Moritz Seider            Brett Pesce              40     0   4  1  

Last Minutes Offensive
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Defense                  Defense                  
   Connor McDavid           Leon Draisaitl           Elias Pettersson         Moritz Seider            Rasmus Dahlin            

Last Minutes Defensive
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Defense                  Defense                  
   Sidney Crosby            Connor McDavid           Nathan Horton            Moritz Seider            Rasmus Dahlin            

Goaltenders
Starting : Kari Lehtonen            
Backup : Jacob Markstrom          

Extra Forwards
Normal : Andrei Svechnikov, Tom Wilson, Mark Scheifele - PP : Tom Wilson, Kirby Dach - PK : Wojtek Wolski
Extra Defensemen
Normal : Rasmus Dahlin, Moritz Seider, Jay Rosehill - PP : Brett Pesce - PK : Radko Gudas, Jay Rosehill
Penalty Shots
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Elias Pettersson, Nathan Horton, Mike Green
Custom OT Lines Forwards
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Sidney Crosby, Andrei Svechnikov, Nathan Horton, Elias Pettersson, Kirby Dach, Tom Wilson, Mark Scheifele, 
Custom OT Lines Defensemen
Rasmus Dahlin, Moritz Seider, Mike Green, Brett Pesce, Radko Gudas

Scratches
Arber Xhekaj (Healthy), Matt Rempe (Healthy), Adam Klapka (Healthy)

SYRACUSE BULLDOGS

5 vs 5 Forward 
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Dylan Strome             Patrik Laine             Nicolas Corbeil          40     0   1  4  
 2 John Tavares             Sam Bennett              Louis Leblanc            35     0   1  4  
 3 Jacob de la Rose         Max Warn                 Brett Ritchie            14     0   2  3  
 4 Henrik Samuelsson        Jordan Greenway          Reilly Smith             11     0   2  3  

5 vs 5 Defense 
   Defense                  Defense                                           Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Noah Dobson              K'Andre Miller                                    40     0   1  4  
 2 Simon Edvinsson          Henri Jokiharju                                   35     0   2  3  
 3 Urho Vaakanainen         Alexander Sulzer                                  13     0   2  3  
 4 K'Andre Miller           Noah Dobson                                       12     0   2  3  

PowerPlay Forward 
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Nicolas Corbeil          Patrik Laine             Dylan Strome             50     0   0  5  
 2 John Tavares             Sam Bennett              Louis Leblanc            50     0   0  5  

PowerPlay Defense
   Defense                  Defense                                           Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Noah Dobson              K'Andre Miller                                    60     0   1  4  
 2 Alexander Sulzer         Simon Edvinsson                                   40     0   1  4  

Penalty Kill 4 Players Forward 
   Center                   Wing                     Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Sam Bennett              Brett Ritchie            50     1   3  1  
 2 John Tavares             Jordan Greenway          50     1   3  1  

Penalty Kill 4 Players Defense
   Defense                  Defense                  Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Urho Vaakanainen         K'Andre Miller           50     1   3  1  
 2 Noah Dobson              Henri Jokiharju          50     1   3  1  

Penalty Kill - 3 Players Forward 
   Forward                                           Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Sam Bennett                                       55     0   5  0  
 2 Dylan Strome                                      45     0   5  0  

Penalty Kill - 3 Players Defense
   Defense                  Defense                  Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Urho Vaakanainen         K'Andre Miller           55     0   5  0  
 2 Noah Dobson              Henri Jokiharju          45     0   5  0  

4 vs 4 Forward 
   Center                   Wing                     Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Nicolas Corbeil          Dylan Strome             60     1   2  2  
 2 Louis Leblanc            Patrik Laine             40     1   2  2  

4 vs 4 Defense
   Defense                  Defense                  Time % Phy DF OF 
 1 Noah Dobson              K'Andre Miller           60     1   2  2  
 2 Simon Edvinsson          Henri Jokiharju          40     1   2  2  

Last Minutes Offensive
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Defense                  Defense                  
   Nicolas Corbeil          Patrik Laine             Dylan Strome             Noah Dobson              K'Andre Miller           

Last Minutes Defensive
   Center                   Left Wing                Right Wing               Defense                  Defense                  
   John Tavares             Sam Bennett              Louis Leblanc            K'Andre Miller           Urho Vaakanainen         

Goaltenders
Starting : Semyon Varlamov          
Backup : Cayden Primeau           

Extra Forwards
Normal : Louis Leblanc, John Tavares, Max Warn - PP : Max Warn, Jacob de la Rose - PK : Louis Leblanc
Extra Defensemen
Normal : Noah Dobson, Simon Edvinsson, K'Andre Miller - PP : Alexander Sulzer - PK : Henri Jokiharju, Urho Vaakanainen
Penalty Shots
Patrik Laine, Nicolas Corbeil, Sam Bennett, Dylan Strome, Louis Leblanc
Custom OT Lines Forwards
Patrik Laine, Nicolas Corbeil, Sam Bennett, Dylan Strome, Louis Leblanc, John Tavares, Henrik Samuelsson, Max Warn, Brett Ritchie, Jordan Greenway
Custom OT Lines Defensemen
Noah Dobson, K'Andre Miller, Urho Vaakanainen, Alexander Sulzer, Simon Edvinsson

Scratches
Michael McCarron (Healthy), Roman Polak (Healthy), Kevin Hayes (Healthy)

% Time on Ice - HALIFAX HIGHLANDERS

Lines # - Real PCT - Wanted PCT - Time Play
Normal Forward
1 - 29% - 40% - 10:43
2 - 35% - 38% - 13:05
3 - 21% - 18% - 7:47
4 - 16% - 4% - 5:58
Normal Defense
1 - 38% - 42% - 14:22
2 - 42% - 42% - 15:43
3 - 19% - 10% - 7:01
4 - 1% - 6% - 0:27
PP Forward
1 - 50% - 50% - 2:57
2 - 50% - 50% - 3:00
PP Defense
1 - 55% - 60% - 3:17
2 - 45% - 40% - 2:40
PK Forward
1 - 50% - 50% - 7:37
2 - 50% - 50% - 7:34
PK Defense
1 - 61% - 60% - 9:12
2 - 39% - 40% - 5:59
PK3 Forward
1 - 72% - 60% - 0:58
2 - 28% - 40% - 0:23
PK3 Defense
1 - 57% - 60% - 0:46
2 - 43% - 40% - 0:35
44 Forward
1 - 0% - 50%
2 - 0% - 50%
44 Defense
1 - 0% - 60%
2 - 0% - 40%
Last Minute Offensive  - 0:00
Last Minute Defensive  - 0:00
Total
Forward - 60:02
Defense - 60:02

% Time on Ice - SYRACUSE BULLDOGS

Lines # - Real PCT - Wanted PCT - Time Play
Normal Forward
1 - 34% - 40% - 12:42
2 - 29% - 35% - 11:04
3 - 21% - 14% - 7:47
4 - 16% - 11% - 6:00
Normal Defense
1 - 42% - 40% - 15:42
2 - 39% - 35% - 14:37
3 - 14% - 13% - 5:11
4 - 5% - 12% - 2:03
PP Forward
1 - 51% - 50% - 8:22
2 - 49% - 50% - 8:08
PP Defense
1 - 62% - 60% - 10:09
2 - 38% - 40% - 6:21
PK Forward
1 - 54% - 50% - 3:13
2 - 46% - 50% - 2:44
PK Defense
1 - 58% - 50% - 3:28
2 - 42% - 50% - 2:29
PK3 Forward
1 - 0% - 55%
2 - 0% - 45%
PK3 Defense
1 - 0% - 55%
2 - 0% - 45%
44 Forward
1 - 100% - 60% - 0:02
2 - 0% - 40% - 0:00
44 Defense
1 - 100% - 60% - 0:02
2 - 0% - 40% - 0:00
Last Minute Offensive  - 0:00
Last Minute Defensive  - 0:00
Total
Forward - 60:02
Defense - 60:02
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