QMJHL: Verreault stars in overtime as Huskies edge Mooseheads 4-3

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Antonin Verreault scored 2:28 into overtime as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies edged the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 on Saturday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action. William Vézina, Lars Steiner and Axel Dufresne all scored in regulation time as Rouyn-Noranda (13-3-5) extended its point streak to eight games.

Goaltender Samuel Meloche made 15 saves to earn the win. Liam Kilfoil, Logan Crosby and Jan Sprynar supplied the offence as Halifax (8-10-3) remains winless in its past five games. Mathis Rousseau stopped 42 shots in net for the Mooseheads.



The Huskies went 1 for 4 on the power play and Halifax couldn't score on its one man advantage. --- ARMADA 4 EAGLES 0 BOISBRIAND, Que. — Vincent Gladu stopped all 32 shots he faced as the Armada blanked Cape Breton.

Eliot Ogonowski scored twice for Blainville-Boisbriand (11-8-1), while Théo Lemieux and Xavier Villeneuve added goals. Jakub Milota turned aside 24-of-28 shots for the Eagles (9-10-2) over the first two periods before Brandon Lavoie subbed in, stopping all 13 shots he faced. --- SAGUENÉENS 4 PHOENIX 0 CHICOUTIMI, Que.

— Raphaël Précourt had a 21-save shutout as the Sagueneens geld Sherbrooke scoreless. Charles-Antoine Lavallée struck twice for Chicoutimi (13-4-4), while Christophe Berthelot and Félix Gagnon also found the back of the net. Linards Feldbergs stopped 23 of 26 shots for the Phoenix (11-9-2).

--- TITAN 2 SEA DOGS 1 BATHURST, N.B. — Louis-François Bélanger put away the late winner as the Titan slipped past Saint John.

Tyler Wood had the other goal as Acadie-Bathurst (14-7-0) won its third straight. Tyler Peddle was the lone scorer for the Sea Dogs (11-12-0). --- DRAKKAR 4 VOLTIGEURS 2 BAIE-COMEAU, Que.

— Justin Poirier had two goals as the Drakkar doubled Drummondville. Louis-Charles Plourde and Raoul Boilard also scored for Baie-Comeau (15-6-1). Renaud Poulin and Sam Oliver supplied the offence for the Voltigeurs (15-5-2).

--- FOREURS 6 OLYMPIQUES 3 VAL-D'OR, Que. — Philippe Veilleux had a pair of goals as the Foreurs sailed past Gatineau. Benjamin Olivier, Nathan Brisson, Jordan Labelle and Samuel Fiala rounded out the attack for Val-D'Or (6-12-3).

Lukas Kral scored twice and Justin Boisselle added a goal for the Olympiques (3-15-4). --- WILDCATS 5 ISLANDERS 1 CHARLOTTETOWN — Preston Lounsbury had a goal and set up another as Moncton topped the Islanders. Etienne Morin, Markus Vidicek, Caleb Desnoyers and Alex Mercier chipped in for the Wildcats (16-3-2).

Brayden Stumpf scored for Charlottetown (6-13-2). This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 16, 2024.

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