QMJHL roundup: Eagles blank Sagueneens to open second-round series
By The Canadian Press on April 13, 2024.
SYDNEY, N.S. – Nicolas Ruccia stopped all 25 shots he faced and the Cape Breton Eagles shut out the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday. Tomas Cibulka led the Eagles with a goal and an assist, while Charles-Antoine Lavallee, Lucas Romeo and Jacob Newcombe also scored. Cole Burbidge contributed a pair of assists in the first game of the second-round series. Sagueneens goalie Remi Delafontaine stopped 30 of 34 shots. Special teams proved to be the difference maker, with Cape Breton going 2-for-2 on the power play while Chicoutimi was 0-for-7. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is set to go on Saturday in Sydney, N.S. — Drakkar 2 Titan 1 (Drakkar lead best-of-seven series 1-0) BAIE-COMEAU, Que. – Two goals in 35 seconds powered Baie-Comeau to a win over Acadie-Bathurst. Niks Feneko and Justin Poirier scored back-to-back for the Drakkar midway through the first period. Charles-Edward Gravel made 26 saves for the win. The Titan got a power-play goal from Colby Huggan 15:04 into the second. Antoine Keller stopped 25 of 27 shots. — TIGRES 6 HUSKIES 3 (Tigres lead best-of-seven series 1-0) ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Maxime Pellerin had a hat trick as Victoriaville doubled up Rouyn-Noranda to open the second-round series. The Tigres got a goal and two assists from Mael Lavigne, while Benjamin Vigneault and Justin Gendron also scored. Nathan Darveau stopped 48 of 51 shots. Daniil Bourash, Louis-Philippe Fontaine and François-James Buteau had a goal apiece for the Huskies, and goalie William Rousseau made 16 saves. — VOLTIGEURS 5 PHOENIX 2 (Voltigeurs lead best-of-seven series 1-0) DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Three goals from Luke Woodworth powered Drummondville to a decisive victory over Sherbrooke. Alexis Gendron and Ethan Gauthier also scored for the Voltigeurs, who got 23 saves from goalie Riley Mercer. Jean-Felix Lapointe and Andrew Belchamber found the back of the net for the Phoenix. Samuel St-Hilaire stopped 39 of 44 shots. — This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 13, 2024. 28-27
