Yahoo Sports QMJHL Roundup: Drouin scores three times as Mooseheads extend win streak
HALIFAX - Jonathan Drouin scored three times as the Halifax Mooseheads edged the host Charlottetown Islanders 4-3 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
The 19-year-old has been hot for Halifax as he's registered nine goals and 19 points in his last six outings and his performance extended his point streak to 10 games.
Timo Meier also scored for the Mooseheads (18-8-0), who extended their win streak to six games.
Jack Nevins scored twice for the Islanders (12-9-3) while Alexis Pepin had a goal and an assist.
Halifax's Zachary Fucale made 31 saves for his 15th victory of the season. Charlottetown's Antoine Bibeau turned away 30-of-34 shots.
The Mooseheads went 2 for 6 on the power play while the Islanders scored once on three chances with the man advantage.
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TITAN 2 WILDCATS 0
BATHURST, N.B. — Jacob Brennan turned aside 29 shots as the Titan blanked Moncton for their third win in a row.
Patrick Walsh and Scott Oke scored for Acadie-Bathurst (10-12-2) while Alexandros Soumakis assisted on both.
Alex Dubeau made 26 saves for the Wildcats (11-15-1).
Moncton's Mark Simpson led all centres by winning 20-of-28 faceoffs.
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OCEANIC 3 SCREAMING EAGLES 0
SYDNEY, N.S. — Anthony DeLuca scored twice and set up one more as Rimouski shutout Cape Breton.
Michael Joly had a goal and an assist for the Oceanic (14-7-4) while Zachary Fortin stopped 27 shots for his third-career shutout.
Chase Marchand made 28 saves for the Screaming Eagles (11-10-3), who lost in regulation for the first time in six contests.
Cape Breton went 0 for 5 on the power play while Rimouski never had an opportunity with the man advantage.
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REMPARTS 4 CATARACTES 0
QUEBEC CITY — Francois Brassard turned back 29 shots as the Remparts defeated Shawinigan.
Anthony Duclair scored twice for Quebec (12-8-5), which has won three of its last four games, while Cody Donaghey and Nick Sorensen had the others.
Zachary Taylor was a team-worst minus-3 for the Cataractes (3-18-2), who sit last in the QMJHL standings.
Marvin Cupper stopped 31-of-34 shots in defeat.
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PHOENIX 6 SEA DOGS 3
SHERBOROOKE, Que. — Jean-Francois Plante scored two goals and Tim Wieser had three assists as the Phoenix doubled up Saint John.
Jason Houde and Simon Desbiens each had a goal and an assist for Sherbrooke (9-12-2) while William Couture and Daniel Audette added a goal apiece.
Matthew Highmore scored twice for the Sea Dogs (6-15-2), who are winless in five contests, and Olivier LeBlanc had a goal and an assist.
Phoenix goaltender Gabriel Parent made 24 saves for the win as Sebastien Auger turned back 27 shots for Saint John.
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ARMADA 3 TIGRES 2 (SO)
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Marcus Hinds scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout as Blainville-Boisbriand edged the Tigres.
Danick Martel scored the Armada's (17-3-2) opening goal and then set up Nikita Jevpalovs in the third period to force overtime.
Philippe Hudon and Tommy Veilleux scored less than two minutes apart early in the third period for Victoriaville (10-12-1).
Etienne Marcoux made 31 saves for Blainville-Boisbriand. Brandon Whitney stopped 41-of-43 shots for the Tigres.
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FOREURS 5 DRAKKAR 4 (OT)
BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Guillaume Gelinas scored 2:04 into overtime as Val-d'Or came from behind to beat the Drakkar and extend its win streak to five games.
Samuel Henley had two goals and an assist for the Foreurs (15-9-0), who trailed 4-2 after 40 minutes. Anthony Mantha scored once and assisted on two others. Anthony Richard added a single goal for Val-d'Or.
Frederic Gamein had a goal and an assist for Baie-Comeau (15-5-4) while Nicholas Halagian, Alexandre Ranger and Denis Gorbunov also scored.
Francois Tremblay made 25 saves for the Foreurs as Philippe Cadorette allowed five goals on 28 shots for the Drakkar.
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OLYMPIQUES 2 HUSKIES 1
GATINEAU, Que. — Taylor Burke scored the winner 24 seconds into the third period as the Olympiques handed Rouyn-Noranda its third straight defeat.
Marc Beckstead scored on the power play 57 seconds into the second period to give Gatineau (17-8-0) a 1-0 lead.
Huskies' (12-8-2) forward Jean-Sebastien Dea responded with a shorthanded goal late in the second.
Anthony Brodeur made 19 saves for the Olympiques while Alexandre Belanger kicked out 17 shots for Rouyn-Noranda.
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