The Moncton Wildcats defeated the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-3 on Sunday at the KC Irving Regional Centre, becoming the 12th team to earn their spot in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs. ).
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Jonathan Lemieux gave nothing for more than 47 minutes in front of the Drakkar cage, finally yielding to Riley Kidney, Marc-André Gaudet and Ben Allison in the third period. He made 31 saves to win.
Brooklyn Kalmikov, Yoan Loshing, Jonas Taibel and Alex Mercier took care of the offensive aspect for Moncton.
Drillers will have to wait
The Val-d’Or Foreurs had the opportunity to give themselves a cushion of five points in front of the Drakkar and the Tigres, but instead lost 6 to 2 against the Olympiques in Gatineau.
Zachary Dean (two goals, one assist) and Antonin Verreault (one goal, two assists) contributed to this victory. Cole Cormier, Jonah De Simone and Olivier Boutin also moved the ropes for the Outaouais team. For that of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Justin Robidas scored a double.