By The Canadian Press on January 12, 2024.
BATHURST, N.B. – Noah Warren scored 18 seconds into overtime as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 8-7 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Joseph Henneberry scored four times as Victoriaville (26-10-3) won its third straight. Tommy Cormier had a pair of goals and Egor Goriunov added a single. Gabriel D’Aigle made 17 saves for the win net. Robert Orr had a hat trick for Acadie-Bathurst (18-19-4), while Matthew McRae, Emile Perron, Alexandre Lallier and Yannik Ponzetto rounded out the attack. Titan netminder Joshua Fleming kicked out 29 of 37 shots. The Tigres went 2 for 4 on the power play and Acadie-Bathurst scored once on its two man advantages. — HUSKIES 5 SAGUENÉENS 4 (SO) CHICOUTIMI, Que. – Axel Dufresne and Andrei Loshko scored in the shootout as Rouyn-Noranda eked out a win over the Sagueneens. François-James Buteau, Antonin Verreault, Ty Higgins and Louis-Philippe Fontaine all scored in regulation time as the Huskies (27-8-5) extended their point streak to 10 games. Jérémy Leroux struck twice for Chicoutimi (17-18-7), while Loïc Usereau and Maxim Massé had the other goals. — VOLTIGEURS 3 ARMADA 2 DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Alexis Gendron scored twice, including the third-period winner, to lead the Voltigeurs past Blainville-Boisbriand. William Dumont also scored as Drummondville (27-9-5) stretched its point streak to 10 games. Justin Carbonneau and Tommy Montreuil replied for the Armada (17-19-4). — OCÉANIC 6 ISLANDERS 5 CHARLOTTETOWN – Alexandre Blais capped off his hat trick late in the third period as Rimouski slipped past the Islanders. Jacob Mathieu scored twice, and Dominic Pilote added a single for the Oceanic (22-17-3). Alexis Michaud, Ross Campbell, Cole Huckins, Anthony Flanagan and Simon Hughes supplied the offence for Charlottetown (17-21-3). — PHOENIX 5 CATARACTES 3 SHERBROOKE, Que. – Israël Mianscum scored and added two assists as the Phoenix topped Shawinigan. Hugo Primeau, Christophe Rondeau, Charles-Antoine Beauregard and Andrew Belchamber rounded out the attack for Sherbrooke (19-17-4). Jacob Lachance, Vince Élie and Jiri Klima scored for the Cataractes (17-20-3). — OLYMPIQUES 4 FOREURS 1 GATINEAU, Que. – Alexander Gaudio and Justin Boisselle had two goals apiece as the Olympiques (13-25-4) downed Val-D’Or. Connor Macey scored for the Foreurs (12-23-4). This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 12, 2024. 32