Road to Memorial Cup daily: April 5
CHL Three Stars
Halifax’s Alexandre Doucet (DET) had his best postseason performance to claim Tuesday’s first star. Doucet had a hat-trick as part of a five-point night as the Mooseheads beat Cape Breton 8-2 to take a 3-0 series lead. Doucet’s 115 goals were the fourth most in the CHL in 2022-23.
Jagger Firkus’ (SEA) impressive start to the postseason continued Tuesday as he had a hat-trick to take the second star. After an overtime winner in Game 1 of Moose Jaw’s series with Lethbridge, Firkus’ three goals last night helped the Warriors take a commanding 3-0 series lead. Firkus had a career high 40 goals and 88 points in the regular season.
Ethan Gauthier collected the third after his four points (2G, 2A) powered Sherbrooke to a 6-2 win over Blainville-Boisbriand. Gauthier, who is arguably the QMJHL’s top prospect for the 2023 NHL Draft, had a career high 69 points in the regular season.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(1). Ottawa vs. (8) Oshawa — 67’s lead series 2-1
Game 3: Generals 5-4 67’s (OT)
- Ryan Gagnier scored 23 seconds into overtime as the Generals got back into their series with the no.1 seeded 67’s
- Cameron Butler (CBJ) scored twice for Oshawa while Cal Ritchie had three assists, including the primary on Gagnier’s winner.
- Jack Beck (CGY) had forced overtime as he tied the game with just 5.2 seconds left in regulation
- Game 4 is April 6 at 7:05pm ET
GensNation called…@GagnierRyan67 & @Cal_Ritchie ANSWERED 🫡🫡#OSHvsOTT pic.twitter.com/CgwavPYhGM
— Oshawa Generals (@Oshawa_Generals) April 5, 2023
(2) North Bay vs. (7) Mississauga — Battalion lead series 2-1
Game 3: Battalion 5-2 Steelheads
- Kyle McDonald (DAL) had three points (2G, 1A) as North Bay re-took the series lead
- Matvey Petrov (EDM) registered three assists for the Battalion while Dom DiVincentiis (WPG) stopped 33 shots.
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7pm ET
(3) Barrie vs. (6) Hamilton — Series tied 2-2
Game 4: Bulldogs 5-3 Barrie
- Nick Lardis’ three points (2G, 1A) paced the Bulldogs to a victory that evened their series with Barrie
- Cole Brown and Jorian Donovan (OTT) each had a goal and an assist for the defending J. Ross Robertson Cup champions
- Game 5 is April 6 at 7:30pm ET
(4) Peterborough vs. (5) Sudbury – Petes lead series 3-0
Game 3: Petes 5-3 Wolves
- Avery Hayes scored twice as Peterborough put themselves ahead 3-0 in their series with Sudbury
- Donovan McCoy had three helpers while Chase Stillman (NJ) had two assists
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7:05pm ET
Western Conference
(1) Windsor vs. (8) Kitchener — Rangers lead series 3-0
Game 3: Rangers 6-3 Spitfires
- Mitchell Martin and Carson Rehkopf each had three points (1G, 2A) as the eighth seeded Rangers have the top ranked Spitfires on the brink of elimination
- Francesco Arcuri’s (DAL) first goal of the postseason stood as the game-winner
- Simon Motew and Reid Valade both scored into the empty-net while Marco Costantini made 40 saves
- Alex Christopoulos and Matthew Maggio (NYI), who combined for 103 goals in the regular season, each scored their first goals of the series.
- Game 4 is April 6 at 7pm ET
(2) London vs. (7) Owen Sound — Knights lead series 3-0
Game 3: Knights 3-2 Attack (OT)
- London made it consecutive overtime victories as Ryan Humphrey scored the winner at 13:18 to gives the Knights a 3-0 lead
- Denver Barkey had scored twice in regulation for London
- Cedrick Guindon (MTL) and Servac Petrovsky (MIN) had goals for Owen Sound
- Game 4 is April 6 at 7pm ET
MAILLOUX SHOT
HUMPHREY REBOUNDKNIGHTS IN OT!!
— London Knights (@LondonKnights) April 5, 2023
(3) Sarnia vs. (6) Guelph — Sting lead series 3-0
Game 3: Sting 8-4 Storm
- Sandis Vilmanis (FLA) had two goals for Sarnia as they put themselves in prime position to advance to the second round
- Luca Del Bel Belluz (CBJ) and Ethan Del Mastro (CHI) each had two assists for the Sting
- Game 4 is April 6 at 7pm ET
QMJHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Quebec vs. (8) Charlottetown — Remparts lead series 3-0
Game 3: Remparts 8-2 Islanders
- Evan Nause (FLA) scored twice in Quebec’s win over Charlottetown that gave the no.1 seeded Remparts a 3-0 series lead
- Seven different Remparts recorded two assists: Daniel Agostino, Zachary Bolduc (STL), Nathan Gaucher (ANA), Jeremy Langlois, Elliot Lavoie, Justin Robidas (CAR) and Theo Rochette
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7pm ET
(2) Halifax vs. (7) Cape Breton — Mooseheads lead series 3-0
Game 3: Mooseheads 8-2 Eagles
- In addition to Doucet’s hat-trick, Markus Vidicek had a pair of goals while Jordan Dumais (CBJ) and Josh Lawrence each had four points (1G, 3A)
- Jacob Newcombe scored both of Cape Breton’s goals
- Game 4 is April 5 at 6pm ET
#LGRW prospect Alexandre Doucet had five points, including his first #QPlayoffs hat-trick, for the @HFXMooseheads as they took a commanding 3-0 series lead on Cape Breton after an 8-2 victory in Game 3! #RoadtoMemorialCup pic.twitter.com/9S5bPnCG8K
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) April 5, 2023
(3) Moncton vs. (6) Baie-Comeau — Wildcats lead series 2-1
Game 3: Wildcats 5-2 Drakkar
- Moncton regained home ice advantage after a 5-2 road win that saw five different skaters find the back of the net
- Yoan Loshing’s four postseason goals are tied for the second most in the QMJHL
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7pm ET
(4) Chicoutimi vs. (5) Rimouski — Oceanic lead series 3-0
Game 3: Oceanic 5-1 Sagueneens
- Alexandre Lefebvre had two goals to lead Rimouski to a commanding 3-0 series lead against the higher seeded Sagueneens
- Shawn Pearson had a pair of assists for the Oceanic
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7pm ET
Western Conference
(1) Sherbrooke vs. (8) Blainville-Boisbriand — Phoenix lead series 3-0
Game 3: Phoenix 6-2 Armada
- Gauthier wasn’t the only Phoenix skater to tally four points as both Justin Gill and Joshua Roy (MTL) each had a goal and three assists
- Cole Huckins (CGY) also chipped in with two points (1G, 1A)
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7pm ET
(2) Gatineau vs. (7) Saint John — Olympiques lead series 2-1
Game 3: Sea Dogs 3-2 Olympiques
- Gatineau saw its 25-0-1 streak ended by the defending Memorial Cup champions Tuesday
- Nicolas Bilodeau had the game-winner at 12:51 of the third
- Brady Burns and Noah Reinhart also scored for the Sea Dogs
- Game 4 is April 5 at 6pm ET
(3) Victoriaville vs. (6) Drummondville — Voltigeurs lead series 2-1
Game 3: Voltigeurs 4-1 Tigres
- Tristan Roy had a goal and an assist as the Voltigeurs took their first lead of the series
- Xavier Fortin tallied a pair of helpers while Riley Mercer made 27 saves
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7pm ET
(4) Rouyn-Noranda vs. (5) Shawinigan — Huskies lead series 2-1
Game 3: Huskies 4-0 Cataractes
- Thomas Couture stopped all 32 shots he faced to backstop the Huskies to a series lead
- Tristan Allard and Emeric Gaudet each had two points (1G, 1A)
- Game 4 is April 5 at 7pm ET
WHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Winnipeg vs. (8) Medicine Hat — ICE lead series 3-0
Game 3: ICE 7-2 Tigers
- The ICE had goals from seven different skaters as they pushed themselves to a commanding series lead over Medicine Hat
- Ben Zloty, who led WHL defencemen in points during the regular season, had three assists
- Gavin McKenna, the first overall pick in the 2022 WHL Draft, scored his first postseason goal
- Game 4 is April 5 at 9pm ET
(3) Saskatoon vs. (6) Regina — Pats lead series 2-1
Game 3: Blades 4-3 Pats (OT)
- Egor Sidorov scored the overtime winner at 5:19 as the Blades got a much-needed win in their series with Regina
- Brandon Lisowsky had forced overtime after his goal tied the game at 3-3 with just 27 seconds left in regulation
- Regina’s Connor Bedard scored his CHL leading sixth goal of the playoffs in defeat
- Game 4 is April 5 at 9pm ET
(4) Moose Jaw vs. (5) Lethbridge — Warriors lead series 3-0
Game 3: Warriors 6-2 Hurricanes
- In addition to Firkus’ hat-trick, Atley Calvert found the back of the net twice for Moose Jaw
- Brayden Yager registered two assists for the Warriors
- Game 4 is April 5 at 9pm ET
In his first three #WHLPlayoffs games this year, #SeaKraken prospect Jagger Firkus has:
A. a double OT winner 🚨
B. a hat-trick 🎩🎩🎩
C. eight points #RoadtoMemorialCup | @MJWARRIORS pic.twitter.com/P2NJjLzPp1— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) April 5, 2023
Western Conference
(1) Seattle vs. (8) Kelowna — Thunderbirds lead series 3-0
Game 3: Thunderbirds 4-1 Rockets
- Seattle need third period goals from Jordan Gustafson (VGK), Lucas Ciona (CGY) and Kyle Crnkovic to finally put the Rockets away to take a 3-0 series lead
- Andrew Cristall had given Kelowna a 1-0 lead before Dylan Guenther (ARI) knotted things up after 40 minutes
- Jared Davidson (MTL) notched two assists for the T-Birds.
- Game 4 is April 5 at 10:05pm ET
(2) Kamloops vs. (7) Vancouver — Blazers lead series 3-0
Game 3: Blazers 5-0 Giants
- Dylan Ernst stopped 17 shots as he blanked the Giants for the second time in three games
- Caeden Bankier (MIN) led the offensive charge with three points (2G, 1A) while Matthew Seminoff (DAL) had three assists
- Game 4 is April 6 at 10pm ET
(4) Prince George vs. (5) Tri-City — Americans lead series 2-1
Game 3: Americans 4-2 Cougars
- Parker Bell’s (CGY) three points led the Americans to a series lead over Prince George
- Lukas Dragicevic recorded two helpers while Jalen Luypen (CHI) had a goal and an assist
- Game 4 is April 5 at 10:05pm ET
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