QMJHL playoffs: Wildcats advance to semi-finals

The Moncton Wildcats beat the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to advance in the QMJHL playoffs. (Source: Facebook: Le Drakkar de Baie-Comeau/Kassandra Blais Photographie)

Juraj Pekarcik and Markus Vidicek scored power-play goals, Caleb Desnoyers chipped in with three assists, and the visiting Moncton Wildcats eliminated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar from the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs with a tense 5-4 win.

Adam Fortier-Gendron, Julius Sumpf and Preston Lounsbury also scored for the Wildcats, who won the best-of-seven quarterfinal series in five games. Gabe Smith and Vincent Collard chipped in with two assists.

The Wildcats led 2-0 after the first period and 4-0 heading into the third.

Louis-Charles Plourde, Alexis Michaud, Evan Bellamy and Skogen Schrott scored for the Drakkar, who erased a 4-0 deficit with four straight goals in the third period before Lounsbury ruined the comeback with a goal at 13:35. Matyas Melosky had three assists and Plourde had two helpers.

Drakkar goaltender Lucas Beckman stopped 31 of 36 shots, while Rudy Guimond stopped 19 of 23 shots for the Wildcats.

Levesque lifts Oceanic to 3-2 win over Sagueneens

Lou Levesque’s goal at 10:15 of the third period stood up as the winner as the Rimouski Oceanic edged the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens 3-2 in QMJHL action on Friday at Colisee Financiere Sun Life.

Maxime Coursol and Mathys Dube also scored for the Oceanic, who took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven quarterfinal series.

Korney Korneyev and Connor Haynes scored for the Sagueneens, who outshot the hosts 31-26. Oceanic netminder Mathis Langevin made 29 saves, while Sagueneens’ goaltender Raphael Precourt made 23 saves.

The Oceanic led 2-0 after the first period and 2-1 heading into the third.

The Oceanic went 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Sagueneens were 0-for-3.

Game 6 is Sunday in Chicoutimi, Que.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 18, 2025.

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