Cats advance to Round 2 with sweep of Remparts
The Moncton Wildcats storied season continued Wednesday night in Quebec City with a 4-3 victory over the the Quebec Remparts to take the QMJHL First Round series in four straight games.
The Cats jumped to a 3-0 first period lead on goals by Gabe Smith (4th), Maxime Cote (1st) and Juraj Pekarcik (1st). The Remparts scored a pair of second period goals to make it 3-2. In the third, Alex Mercier’s powerplay goal proved to be the game-winner before 8,500 fans at the Videotron Centre.
Caleb Desnoyers and Loke Johansson each had a pair of assists for the victorious Wildcats.
Quebec scored a late goal to pull to within one but couldn’t get the equalizer past Cats goaltender Rudy Guimond. Guimond remains undefeated this season with a 20-save performance. The Cats won the first three games 4-3 OT, 4-0 and 4-3 OT.
Moncton advances to Round 2 of the Gilles-Courteau Trophy playoffs against a ‘yet to be determined’ opponent from the Eastern Conference.
THREE STARS:
⭐️ #5 ETIENNE MORIN (1A)
⭐️⭐️ Andreas Straka, QUE
⭐️⭐️⭐️ #10 ALEX MERCIER (1G,1A)
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Article by Marty Kingston
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