GATINEAU, Que. — The Moncton Wildcats secured their ninth straight victory on Thursday, defeating the Gatineau Olympiques 4-2 in the Quebec Maritimes Hockey League.
Alex Mercier and Maxime Côté each contributed a goal and an assist, with additional goals from Vincent Collard and Markus Vidicek for the league-leading Wildcats (30-5-2) at Centre Slush Puppie. Moncton goaltender Mathis Rousseau made 19 saves.
For Gatineau (9-21-8), Nicholas Petrut scored his first goal of the season, and Lukas Kral also found the net. Olympiques’ goalie Nathan St-Pierre recorded 30 saves.
Moncton took a 3-0 lead midway through the second period with goals from Côté, Vidicek, and Mercier, with both Vidicek and Mercier reaching 19 goals for the season.
ISLANDERS 5 EAGLES 4, OT
CHARLOTTETOWN — Ross Campbell netted the overtime winner at 3:03, leading the Charlottetown Islanders to a narrow victory over the Cape Breton Eagles.
Kyle Powers, William Shields, Matthew Butler, and Jude Herron also scored for Charlottetown (16-19-3), while goaltender Donald Hickey stopped 28 of 32 shots.
Cape Breton (18-14-5) saw Joseph Henneberry score twice, with Jacob Newcombe and Nathan Plouffe adding single goals. Eagles goalie Jakub Milota saved 31 of 36 shots.
VOLTIGEURS 4 MOOSEHEADS 3
HALIFAX — Sam Oliver scored his second goal at 9:18 of the third period to secure a 4-3 victory for the Drummondville Voltigeurs over the Halifax Mooseheads.
Ethan Gauthier and Justin Larose also scored for Drummondville (27-8-4), while goaltender Riley Mercer made 29 saves on 32 shots.
Halifax (11-21-5) responded with goals from Antoine Fontaine, Liam Kilfoil, and Quinn Kennedy, with Mooseheads goalie Jacob Steinman stopping 41 of 45 shots.
HUSKIES 4 PHOENIX 0
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Samuel Meloche achieved a 24-save shutout as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Sherbrooke Phoenix 4-0.
Thomas Verdon and Rémi Gélinas each scored twice for Rouyn-Noranda (21-9-7).
Sherbrooke (21-12-5) goaltender Kyan Labbé stopped 31 of 34 shots.
DRAKKAR 6 TIGRES 1
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Jules Boilard scored twice as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar triumphed over the Victoriaville Tigres.
Aiden Kirkwood, Samuel Brunet, Samuel Boisvert, and Shawn Pearson also contributed goals for Baie-Comeau (20-14-3), with Drakkar goaltender Lucas Beckman saving 18 of 19 shots.
Victoriaville (11-23-4) saw Alexis Bourque score the lone goal, while Tigres goalie Gabriel D’Aigle made 24 saves on 30 shots.
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This roundup was automatically generated using a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was originally published on January 9, 2025.
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