Wildcats stay hot into the Holiday season
Make it six straight wins for your Q-leading Wildcats! Saturday night in front of 5,600 fans, Moncton felled the Halifax Mooseheads 5-1 at the Avenir Centre.
Veteran Alex Mercier fired two goals, giving him 17 this season. Kuzma Voronin and Preston Lounsbury each contributed a goal and assist, and Gabe Smith added his 11th. Smith will hit the 200-game plateau in his next outing.
Defensemen Adam Fortier-Gendron and Eerik Wallenius each contributed a pair of assists as the Cats held period leads of 1-0 and 4-0.
Rudy Guimond also just keeps on winning, earning his 18th ‘W’ of the season with 28 saves.
The Cats maintain first overall in the QMJHL with a record of 21-6-2-1.
THREE STARS:
⭐️ #10 ALEX MERCIER (2G)
⭐️⭐️ #25 RUDY GUIMOND (28 SAVES)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ #20 PRESTON LOUNSBURY (1G, 1A)
Two home games remain to complete the first half — the Wildcats host the Newfoundland Regiment in their inaugural visit Wednesday night at 7pm followed by the Cape Breton Eagles Thursday night at 7pm. The Eagles defeated the Regiment 4-2 Saturday night in Sydney.
Catch all the action on FloHockey TV and Wildcats Radio, INSPIRE 105.1 FM.
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Article by Marty Kingston
Photo: Daniel St. Louis
