Wildcats post decisive win to open Q Final
The Wildcats looked anything but rusty after ten days off, in a dominant 4-1 victory over the Rimouski Oceanic to open the Gilles-Courteau Trophy Final. A raucous sell-out crowd of 8512 turned out for the series opener at Avenir Centre.
The Cats powerplay struck for two goals — Juraj Pekarcik (7th) & Vincent Collard (2nd) — Moncton held period leads of 1-0 and 3-0.
Captain Markus Vidicek added his 4th of the playoffs and Preston Lounsbury found the empty net, with his 7th of the Playoffs, at 18:53 of the third period. Etienne Morin chipped in with two key assists.
The Cats outshot the Oceanic 38-14. Mathis Rousseau posted the win with 13 stops, while Mathis Langevin had a busier night, facing 38 shots.
THREE STARS:
⭐️ #6 MARKUS VIDICEK (1G)
⭐️⭐️ #88 JURAJ PEKARCIK (1G-1A)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ #5 ETIENNE MORIN (2A)
Game 2 of the QMJHL Final goes Sunday night at the Avenir Centre at 7pm.
Games 3 & 4 switch to Rimouski next Wednesday & Thursday at the Sun Life Colisée.
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Article by Marty Kingston
Photo: Daniel St Louis
