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SATURDAY NIGHT REPORT FROM EASTERN ALLIANCE KICKOFF

By Mike Klein, 09/02/23, 9:30PM EDT

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Marlborough, MA- The GBL Boston Jr. Bruins 18-and-under team salvaged a tie against the New Jersey Titans while the 16-and-under team bowed to the Maine Nordiques on Saturday night.

18U'S 4 : 4 NEW JERSEY TITANS

The Titans took the lead with 14:27 remaining in the opening half and stretched it to two goals a minute and a half later.

Mike McLaughlin put the 18U's on the board when he buried Jack O'Neil's rebound with 8:32 left in the first half.

The Titans, however, restored the two-goal lead with four minutes on the clock.

Vincent Jaeger answered back when he sent a shot through traffic into the net with 2:27 remaining in the half. Braydon Hudtloff and David Rainone assisted.

The Titans opened the second half with a goal 58 seconds after the puck drop.

Cole Estey's shot from the point with an assist from Will Doherty with 15:26 remaining cut the deficit to one.

With 4:35 to go, Estey buried a shot from the right side with an assist to Josh Itri to tie the game.

16U'S 1 : 4 MAINE NORDIQUES

Michael Doe grabbed the lead for the 16U's when he scored from Michael Moschella with 4:04 left in the opening half.

Maine, however, tied the game ninety seconds later.

Maine took the lead three minutes into the second half and made it 3-1 with 17:07 remaining.

Goaltender Gabe Rudolph skated off for the extra attacker with two minutes remaining, but the Nordiques iced the game with an empty-net goal with 1:23 on the clock.