Road to Memorial Cup daily: three teams advance to the third round
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CHL Three Stars
Egor Sidorov (ANA) had his second straight hat-trick as he led Saskatoon to Round 3 after a 7-0 win in Game 4. Sidorov, who scored 50 goals in the regular season, is tied first among CHL skaters with 10 postseason goals.
Jacob Newcombe had six points (2G, 4A) as Cape Breton beat Chicoutimi 8-5 in Game 4 to advance to the third round. Newcombe has nine points in his last two games while his 16 postseason points are tied for the second most in the QMJHL playoffs.
Justin Poirier completed his hat-trick in overtime as he sent Baie-Comeau to the third round for the first time in a decade. Poirier, who also had an assist, has 10 goals in the playoffs to sit tied first among CHL and QMJHL skaters.
OHL
Western Conference
(2) Saginaw vs. (3) Soo — Series tied 2-2
Game 4: Greyhounds 4-0 Spirit
- The Soo levelled its series with Saginaw at 2-2 thanks to a 4-0 win as Charlie Schenkel had a 27-save shutout
- Bryce McConnell-Barker (NYR) scored twice while Jordan D’Intino and Marcos Mignosa also found the back of the net
- Game 5 is April 19 at 7:05pm ET
QMJHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Baie-Comeau vs. (7) Acadie-Bathurst — Drakkar win series 4-0
Game 4: Drakkar 5-4 Titan (OT)
- Poirier’s hat-trick sent the Drakkar to the third round for the first time in a decade after they swept Acadie-Bathurst
- Justin Gill (NYI) and Felix Gagnon also scored for Baie-Comeau while Charles-Edward Gravel made 30 saves
- Robert Orr scored twice for the Titan in the final 2:27 to force overtime while Joshua Fleming stopped 35 shots
Justin Poirier completes the hat-trick in overtime and sends @DrakkarBAC into the third round! #RoadtoMemorialCup
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) April 18, 2024
(4) Cape Breton vs. (6) Chicoutimi — Eagles win series 4-0
Game 4: Eagles 7-5 Sagueneens
- Cape Breton advanced to the third round of the QMJHL Playoffs for the first time since 2007 after they completed a four-game sweep of Chicoutimi
- In addition to Newcombe’s performance, Cam Squires (NJ) had a five-point (2G, 3A) outing while Cam MacDonald had three points (1G, 2A) and Tomas Cibulka had two assists
- Emmanuel Vermette had two points (1G, 1A) for the Sags in defeat
Western Conference
(1) Drummondville vs. (4) Sherbrooke — Voltigeurs lead series 3-1
Game 4: Phoenix 5-1 Voltigeurs
- Sherbrooke kept its season alive with a 5-1 victory in Game 4 thanks to a 42-save performance from Jacob Brochu
- Louis-Alex Tremblay, Andrew Belchamber, Charles-Antoine Beauregard, Maxime Cote and Hugo Marcil all scored while Hugo Primeau had four assists
- Ethan Gauthier (TB) had Drummondville’s only goal
- Game 5 is April 19 at 7pm ET
(2) Rouyn-Noranda vs. (3) Victoriaville — Tigres lead series 3-1
Game 4: Tigres 5-4 Huskies
- Justin Gendron’s third period goal stood as the game-winner as Victoriaville took a 3-1 series lead over Rouyn-Noranda
- Joseph Henneberry and Nikita Prishchepov each had a goal and an assist for the Tigres while Gendron also recorded two assists
- Thomas Verdon had two points (1G, 1A) for the Huskies who must now win three straight to advance
- Game 5 is April 19 at 7pm ET
WHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Saskatoon vs. (5) Red Deer — Blades lead series 3-0
Game 4: Blades 8-5 Rebels
- Saskatoon advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship series for the second straight year after they completed a four-game sweep of Red Deer
- In addition to Sidorov’s outing, Brandon Lisowsky (TOR) had three points (1G, 2A) while Fraser Minten (TOR), Rowan Calvert and Alexander Suzdalev (WSH) also found the back of the net. Evan Gardner made 26 saves to record the shutout
- This year marks the third straight year that Red Deer have been eliminated in Round 2
(3) Moose Jaw vs. (2) Swift Current — Warriors lead series 3-1
Game 4: Warriors 5-2 Broncos
- The Warriors moved one step closer to the third round after a 5-2 Game 4 victory
- Jagger Firkus (SEA) had two goals and an assist while Brayden Yager (PIT) had two points (1G, 1A)
- Jackson Ungar made 36 saves for the Warriors while Conor Geekie (ARI) and Caleb Wyrostok had goals for the Broncos
- Game 5 is April 19 at 9pm ET
Western Conference
(1) Prince George vs. (5) Kelowna — Cougars lead series 3-1
Game 4: Rockets 2-1 Cougars
- Kelowna remained alive in its series with Prince George after a 2-1 win in Game 4
- Gabriel Szturc (TB) had the game-winner at 19:12 of the second period while Max Graham had opened the scoring for Kelowna
- Hudson Thornton scored the Cougars’ only goal late in the third as Prince George suffered its first regulation loss since Feb. 2
- Game 5 is April 19 at 10pm ET
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