QMJHL roundup: Poirier propels Drakkar to 5-2 win over Sea Dogs
By The Canadian Press on March 1, 2024.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Back-to-back goals by Justin Poirier broke up a close game as the visiting Baie-Comeau Drakkar defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 5-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Friday night. Julien Paille, Justin Gill and Isaac Dufort (empty-netter) also scored for the Drakkar (48-8-2-1), who led 2-1 after the first period and 3-2 heading into the third. The East Division-leading Drakkar have 99 points, and are 34 points ahead of the second-place Chicoutimi Sagueneens. Coen Miller and Tyler Peddle scored for the Sea Dogs (17-33-5-3), who were outshot 39-20. Peddle also chipped in with an assist. The Sea Dogs went 1-for-5 on the power play, while the Drakkar were 0-for-4. Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Friday: — OLYMPIQUES 7 FOREURS 1 GATINEAU, Que. – Jeremie Minville scored twice, Charles Boutin had a goal and two assists, and the Gatineau Olympiques torched the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs 7-1. Jeremie Dumas-Larouche, Felix Ouellet, Nathan Levesque and Sander Wold also scored for the Olympiques (22-30-4-4), who led 3-0 after the first period and 6-0 heading into the third. Alexander Gaudio chipped in with three assists. Alexandre Guy scored late in the third period for the Foreurs (15-38-3-2), who were outshot 33-15. — PHOENIX 3 CATARACTES 2 (OT) SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Israel Mianscum scored on a penalty shot at 3:23 of overtime as the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix edged the Shawinigan Cataractes 3-2. Olivier Dubois scored twice in regulation time for the Phoenix (28-24-1-5), who outshot the Cataractes 29-23. Felix Lacerte and Vince Elie scored for the Cataractes (25-30-3-1). Elie’s power-play goal, set up by Lacerte, was scored at 16:08 of the third period to force overtime. — HUSKIES 7 SAGUENEENS 4 ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Samuel Savoie scored twice as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens 7-4. Antonin Verreault, Benjamin Brunelle, Daniil Bourash, Anthony Turcotte and Axel Dufresne also scored for the West Division-leading Huskies (39-14-1-4). Emile Duquet scored twice for the Sagueneens (29-23-4-3), while Alex Huang and Thomas Desruisseaux netted singles. — ARMADA 2 TIGRES 1 (OT) VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Mateo Nobert scored 2:47 into overtime as the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada edged the Victoriaville Tigres 2-1. Justin Carbonneau also scored for the Armada (27-26-4-1), who were outshot 39-21. Eliott Simard scored for the Tigres (37-17-4-0). — VOLTIGEURS 8 ISLANDERS 2 DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Justin Cote scored three goals and added an assist as the Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the visiting Charlottetown Islanders 8-2. Ethan Gauthier had two goals and two assists for the Central Division-leading Voltigeurs (41-11-5-1), while Maveric Lamoureux, Vsevolod Komarov and Mikael Huchette netted singles. Matthew Butler and Cole Huckins scored for the Islanders (24-28-4-2), who were outshot 47-21. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 1, 2024. 33-32
