Shawinigan defeats Islanders in Game 1 of QMJHL final
The Shawinigan Cataractes performed the position of occasion spoiler on June 4.
Earlier than a fired-up and sold-out crowd of three,641 followers at Eastlink Centre, the Cataractes took the group out of the sport, by no means trailed and defeated the Charlottetown Islanders 5-1 within the opening sport of the best-of-seven Quebec Main Junior Hockey League championship sequence.
The Cataractes took management by scoring three unanswered objectives within the center body to open up a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes.
Edmonton Oilers draft choose Xavier Bourgault scored at 1:23 and 9:47 of the second interval to offer the Cataractes a 3-1 lead. Bourgault’s first purpose got here on an influence play. Lou-Felix Denis made it 4-1 at 10:58, which led to the Islanders calling a timeout.
Mavrik Bourque added a power-play purpose at 14:27 of the third interval for the Cataractes.
The Cataractes opened the scoring at 16:40 of the primary interval as Pierrick Dube beat Islanders goaltender Franky Lapenna from the left aspect of the ice simply as a Charlottetown penalty expired.
The Islanders answered again with 10 seconds remaining within the opening interval as captain Brett Budgell tapped residence a Noah Laaouan rebound into an open internet to ship the groups into the primary intermission even 1-1.
Antoine Coulombe made 27 saves to earn the goaltending win. Lapenna confronted 29 general.
The Cataractes went 2-for-4 On the ability play, and the Islanders had been 0-for-4 With the person benefit.
Sport 2 can also be in Charlottetown on June 5 at 7 p.m. (Max 93.1 FM and Eastlink Tv).
Jason Simmonds is a sports activities editor with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island.
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