Road to Memorial Cup daily: Seven clubs take 2-0 series leads
CHL Three Stars
Brayden Yager (PIT) had a hat-trick and two assists as Moose Jaw took down Swift Current 7-2 in Game 2. Yager, who had a career high 35 goals and 95 points in the regular season, has 10 points in six postseason games.
Warriors d-man Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) had six points (1G, 5A) in their win over the Broncos. Mateychuk, the most productive defenceman in Moose Jaw history, had 75 points in the regular season while his 14 postseason points leads all CHL players.
Jordan D’Intino had his first postseason hat-trick as he led the Soo to a Game 2 win over Saginaw. D’Intino had 20 goals in the regular season has found the back of the net five times in the OHL playoffs.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(2) North Bay vs. (5) Sudbury — Battalion lead series 2-0
Game 2: Battalion 5-1 Wolves
- Justin Ertel (DAL) had a goal and an assist to help North Bay to a 5-1 win and 2-0 series lead
- Mike McIvor stopped 35 shots in the Battalion net while Jacob Therrien’s first period goal at 14:14 was credited as the game-winner
- Kocha Delic spoiled McIvor’s shutout bid with 4:03 left in regulation
- Game 3 is April 16 at 7:05pm ET
(2) Saginaw vs. (3) Soo — Series tied 1-1
Game 2: Greyhounds 5-2 Spirit
- D’Intino’s hat-trick led the Soo to a 5-2 victory as they levelled their series with the 2024 Memorial Cup hosts
- Julian Fantino and Owen Allard also had goals for the Soo while Justin Cloutier, Gavin Hayes (CHI) and Kirill Kudryavtsev (VAN) had two assists each
- Zayne Parekh and Nic Sima scored for the Spirit while starting goaltender Andrew Oke left the game with an injury after a collision with Greyhounds captain Bryce McConnell-Barker (NYR)
- Game 3 is April 15 at 7:07pm ET
Western Conference
(1) London vs. (4) Kitchener — Knights lead series 2-0
Game 2: Knights 5-1 Rangers
- Kasper Halttunen (SJ) had three points (1G, 2A) as London took a 2-0 series lead over Kitchener
- Jackson Edward (BOS) and Kaleb Lawrence (LA) chipped in with a goal and an assist each
- Easton Cowan (TOR) extended his point streak to 42 games after he had an assist. The last time Cowan was held pointless was Nov. 24
- Game 3 is April 16 at 7pm ET
QMJHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Baie-Comeau vs. (7) Acadie-Bathurst — Drakkar lead series 2-0
Game 2: Drakkar 4-2 Titan
- Louis-Charles Ploude and Justin Poirier each had a goal and an assist while Justin Gill (NYI) had three helpers as Baie-Comeau jumped out to a 2-0 series lead
- Niks Fenenko and Felix Gagnon also scored for the Drakkar who moved to 6-0-0 in the postseason
- Antoine Keller made 45 saves for the Titan as Matthew McRae and Louis-Francois Belanger scored
- Game 3 is April 16 at 7pm ET
(4) Cape Breton vs. (6) Chicoutimi — Eagles lead series 2-0
Game 2: Eagles 1-0 Sagueneens
- Nicolas Ruccia recorded a second straight shutout as he made 26 saves as Cape Breton took a 2-0 series lead
- Cam Squires (NJ) had the lone goal of the game with 1:29 left in the first period
- Remi Delafontaine made 27 saves in defeat for the Sags
- Game 3 is April 16 at 7:30pm ET
Western Conference
(2) Rouyn-Noranda vs. (3) Victoriaville — Tigres lead series 2-0
Game 2: Tigres 7-6 Huskies
- Maxime Pellerin, who had a hat-trick Friday, had another three points (2G, 1A), as did Justin Gendron, as Victoriaville collected a second straight road win over Rouyn-Noranda
- Nikita Prishchepov’s empty-net goal stood as the game-winner while Mathis Aguilar and Eliott Simard also found the back of the net
- Louis-Philippe Fontaine and Andrei Loshko (SEA) each scored twice for the Huskies
- Game 3 is April 16 at 7pm ET
WHL
Eastern Conference
(3) Moose Jaw vs. (2) Swift Current — Series tied 1-1
Game 2: Warriors 7-2 Broncos
- After a 7-2 defeat in Game 1, Moose Jaw returned the favour in Game 2 to level the series with Swift Current
- In addition to Yager’s and Mateychuk’s offensive exploits, Kalem Parker and Martin Rysavy (CBJ) also found the back of the net while Matthew Savoie (BUF) had two assists
- Josh Filmon (NJ) and Caleb Wyrostok had goals for Swift Current
- Game 3 is April 16 at 9pm ET
First #WHLPlayoffs hatty for Brayden Yager! 😤
The #LetsGoPens prospect powered the @MJWARRIORS to a big Game 2 win over Swift Current Saturday!
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) April 14, 2024
Western Conference
(1) Prince George vs. (5) Kelowna — Cougars lead series 2-0
Game 2: Cougars 5-0 Rockets
- Joshua Ravensbergen recorded a second straight shutout as he made 16 saves in a 5-0 win in Game 2 over Kelowna
- Riley Heidt (MIN), Viliam Kmec, Zac Funk (WSH), Borya Valis and Oren Shrtom had goals for the Cougars
- Koehn Ziemmer (LA) tallied a pair of helpers
- Game 3 is April 16 at 10:05pm ET
(2) Portland vs. (3) Everett — Winterhawks lead series 2-0
Game 2: Winterhawks 6-1 Silvertips
- Portland took a 2-0 series lead after another dominant victory over Everett as Kyle Chyzowski scored twice
- Nate Danielson (DET) added three points (1G, 2A) as Marek Alscher (FLA) and Tyson Jugnauth (SEA) each had a goal and an assist. Jan Spunar made 32 saves
- Beau Courtney had Everett’s lone goal while Tyler Palmer stopped 37 shots
- Game 3 is April 15 at 10:05pm ET
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