Net presence key to game 4 win, success going forward

Those following the Nepean Raiders this year probably wouldn't put defenceman Alexandre Moisan in the "offensive star" category.

By that's exactly what he was in the Raiders' game 4 win on Tuesday night.

The hulking blue-liner was a presence in front of Cornwall Colts goaltender Doug Carr on every Raiders' power play, scoring the tying goal at 16:56 of the second period.

With eight goals during the CJHL regular season, the tally was Moisan's first goal of the series.

Moisan was usually joined by another teammate, the pair making life as miserable as possible for Carr.

Although Carr said he is used to other team's trying to throw him off his game with an abundance of traffic, he can't be enjoying it.

He mentioned that the Raiders were getting a lot of puck-luck, the beneficiaries a bunch of favourable bounces off of sticks and pants on their goals.

But that's hockey. Teams that generate traffic in front of the net are likely to be rewarded in spades. It's simply what they're going to have to continue doing to beat a big, active goalie like Carr.

That net presence will be the key to Nepean's success for the remainder of the series.