QMJHL roundup: Mercier scores twice, Wildcats beat Mooseheads 5-1

By The Canadian Press on November 3, 2024.

HALIFAX – Alex Mercier scored twice as the visiting Moncton Wildcats defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 5-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League play on Sunday.

Caleb Desnoyers, Markus Vidicek and Vincent Collard had the other goals for the Maritimes Division-leading Wildcats (13-2-2-0).

Logan Crosby scored for the Mooseheads (8-7-2-0).

Elsewhere in the QMJHL:

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SEA DOGS 4 FOREURS 3 (OT)

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Eriks Mateiko scored the overtime winner as the Sea Dogs edged the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs 4-3.

It was Mateiko’s second goal of the game. Ben Cross and Nicolas Bilodeau also tallied for the Sea Dogs (10-8).

Noah Reinhart, Samuel Fiala and Philippe Veilleux scored for the Foreurs (4-12-1-0).

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CATARACTES 5 OCEANIC 2

RIMOUSKI, Que. – Matvei Gridin had a hat trick to lead the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes past the Rimouski Oceanic 5-2.

Jiri Klima and Félix Lacerte added singles for the Cataractes (9-6).

Logan Roop and Mael St-Denis scored for the Oceanic (10-5-0-1).

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ARMADA 6 PHOENIX 2

BOISBRIAND, Que. – Olivier Lemieux scored twice to help the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeat the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-2.

Armada (9-6-1-0) netminder Vincent Gladu stopped 36 of 38 shots.

Florent Houle and Olivier Lampron scored for the Phoenix (9-7)

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SAGUENEENS 3 OLYMPIQUES 2 (SO)

CHICOUTIMI, Que. – Korney Korneyev scored the winning goal in the three-round shootout to lift the Chicoutimi Sagueneens past the visiting Gatineau Olympiques 3-2.

Loic Usereau and Emile Duquet scored for the Sagueneens (10-3-2-2) in regulation time.

Julien Paille and Justin Boisselle scored for the Olympiques (2-13-2-1).

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VOLTIGEURS 4 TIGRES 3

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Luke Woodworth scored the game-winning goal at 19:15 of the third period as the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs edged the Victoriaville Tigres 4-3.

Sam Oliver, Renaud Poulin and Antoine Boudreau also scored for the Central Division-leading Voltigeurs (13-3-1-1).

Olivier Houde scored twice for the Tigres (5-10-1-1), while Eliott Simard added a single.