Screaming Eagles eliminated from playoffs with Game 7 loss to Remparts
QUEBEC CITY, QUE – The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles were eliminated from the 2015 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs after a 6-3 loss to the Quebec Remparts in Game 7 of the best-of-seven first round playoff series on Tuesday.
With the victory, Quebec wins the series four-games-to-three.
Adam Erne scored twice while Dmytro Timashov, Jérome Verrier, Massimo Carozza and Ryan Graves each added single markers for the Remparts.
Jacob Smith, Clark Bishop and Kyle Farrell replied with goals for the Screaming Eagles.
Cape Breton got the scoring started early as Jacob Smith scored his third goal of the playoffs at 1:53 of the first period. Alexandre Gosselin and Phélix Martineau were given the assists.
The Screaming Eagles took a 2-0 lead as Clark Bishop found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the playoffs at 17:42 of the opening frame. Evgeny Svechnikov had the lone helper on the goal.
Quebec cut the Cape Breton lead to one as Dmytro Timashov banged home his third goal of the playoffs beating Screaming Eagles goaltender Alexandre Bélanger at 19:52 of the first period. Kurt Etchegary and Adam Erne had the assists.
The Remparts tied the game as Jérome Verrier notched his third goal of the playoffs at 2:32 of the second period. Vladimir Tkachev and Massimo Carozza picked up the helpers.
Carozza gave Quebec a 3-2 lead as he scored his first goal of the playoffs at 7:03 of the middle frame. Tkachev and Verrier recorded the assists on the goal.
Quebec made the score 4-2 as New York Rangers prospect Ryan Graves buried his third goal of the playoffs on the power play at 15:54 of the second period. Tkachev and Marc-Olivier Roy were given credit with the helpers.
The Remparts added to their lead as Erne fired home his fifth goal of the playoffs at 1:18 of the third period. The goal was unassisted.
Erne made the score 6-2 for Quebec as he scored his second goal of the game, sixth of the playoffs, into an empty net at 17:00 of the final frame. The goal was unassisted.
Cape Breton would add another goal as Kyle Farrell netted his first goal of the playoffs, his final goal as a Screaming Eagle, beating Remparts goaltender Zachary Fucale at 19:55 of the third period. Gosselin and Loïk Léveillé were given the assists on the goal.
Fucale made 21 saves in the win for Quebec, his record improves to 3-1-1-0. Bélanger turned aside 35 of 40 shots in the loss for Cape Breton, his record falls to 2-2-0-0.
Tuesday Night Game Notes:
Scratches For Cape Breton: Olivier LeBlanc, Colby Tower, Maxim Lazarev and Declan Smith.
Scratches For Quebec: Forwards, Donovan Rehill, Marcus Cuomo and Jesse Sutton, along with defencemen Brian Lovell, Giancarlo Fiori and Olivier Thibodeau.
Game 7: With the loss, the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles have been eliminated from the 2015 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs.
Final Major Junior Games: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles players Kyle Farrell, Marcus Hindsand Stephen Anderson finished their major junior careers with the loss on Tuesday. Farrell played five seasons with the Screaming Eagles, while Hinds played three seasons in the QMJHL between Blainville-Boisbriand and the Screaming Eagles, and Anderson played four seasons between Saint John, Val-d’Or and the Screaming Eagles.
Final Shots On Goal: 41-24 in favour of Quebec.
Cape Breton went 0/2 on the power play while Quebec went 1/2.
Three Stars:
1st – (QUE) – Vladimir Tkachev (3A, 3 PTS)
2nd – (QUE) – Jérome Verrier (1G, 1A, 2 PTS)
3rd – (QUE) – Ryan Graves (1G, 1 PT)
Attendance at the Colisée Pepsi on Tuesday – 8,680
