QMJHL: Mueller’s shootout winner squeezes Wildcats by Titan 3-2
By The Canadian Press on February 22, 2024.
BATHURST, N.B. – Miles Mueller scored the shootout winner to lift the Moncton Wildcats to a 3-2 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action. Yoan Loshing and Natan Grenier had a goal apiece in regulation for Moncton (31-17-4-3), which got 43 saves from Keegan Warren. Dylan Andrews and Emile Perron chipped in goals for Acadie-Bathurst (24-26-3-3). Antoine Keller stopped 23 shots. Entering the third period tied 1-1, Andrews put the Titan ahead at 9:19 of the frame. However, Grenier responded just over a minute later to eventually send the game to overtime. — SAGUENÉENS 2 OCÉANIC 1 (OT) CHICOUTIMI, Que. – Alex Huang scored the game-winning goal 2:22 into overtime as the Chicoutimi Saguenéens edged the Rimouski Océanic 2-1. Marek Beaudoin scored the game’s opening goal 3:25 into the second period for Chicoutimi (27-22-4-3), which extended its winning streak to eight games. Quinn Kennedy had the lone goal for Rimouski (30-22-5) at 1:52 into the third period. — MOOSEHEADS 5 PHOENIX 2 SHERBROOKE, Que. – Markus Vidicek had two goals and two assists as the Halifax Mooseheads cruised past the Sherbrooke Phoenix 5-2. Peter Reynolds, Lou-Félix Denis and Brady Schultz also scored for Halifax (35-14-7-1). Charles-Antoine Beauregard and Hugo Primeau replied for Sherbrooke (25-24-1-5). — DRAKKAR 5 TIGRES 1 BAIE-COMEAU, Que. – Justin Gill and Matyas Melovsky each had a goal and two assists to power the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to a 5-1 victory over the Victoriaville Tigres. Anthony Lavoie, Félix Gagnon and Alexis Bernier also contributed a goal apiece for Baie-Comeau (44-8-2-1). Justin Gendron had the game’s opening goal at 11:16 of the first period on the power play for Victoriaville (35-16-3) before the Drakkar scored five unanswered goals. — HUSKIES 7 FOREURS 3 VAL-D’OR, Que. – Daniil Bourash scored a hat trick, Ty Higgins dished out four assists and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies earned a 7-3 win over the Val-d’Or Foreurs. Samuel Savoie, Thomas Verdon, Louis-Philippe Fontaine and Andrei Loshko chipped in a goal apiece for Rouyn-Noranda (36-14-1-4). Samuel Fiala, Nathan Drapeau and Philippe Veilleux replied for Val-d’Or (15-34-3-2). — OLYMPIQUES 5 ARMADA 2 GATINEAU, Que. – Jérémie Minville had a hat trick and one assist, Charles Boutin had four assists and the Gatineau Olympiques downed the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5-2. Justin Boisselle and Jan Golicic also scored for Gatineau (21-30-3-3). Mathis Cloutier and Emanuelson Charbonneau-Joseph responded for Blainville-Boisbriand (24-25-4-1). — ISLANDERS 3 EAGLES 1 SYDNEY, N.S. – Michael Horth scored two goals, Carter Bickle made 35 saves and the Charlottetown Islanders emerged victorious, 3-1, over the Cape Breton Eagles. Alexis Michaud had the other goal for Charlottetown (23-26-3-2). Cam Squires scored for Cape Breton (29-23-1-2), which got 33 stops from Jakub Milota. This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 22, 2024. 38-37
