MONCTON, N.B. — Julius Sumpf scored his second goal at 1:38 in overtime as the Moncton Wildcats edged the Quebec Remparts 4-3 in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs on Friday.
The Wildcats, who led the QMJHL regular season with 108 points and a 53-9-2 record, took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series.
Dylan MacKinnon and Gabe Smith also scored for Moncton. Mathis Rousseau stopped 22 shots.
Antoine Dorion, Thomas Auger and Justin Cote replied for Quebec. Louis-Antoine Denault made 39 saves.
OCEANIC 6 ISLANDERS 2
(Oceanic lead best-of-seven series 1-0)
RIMOUSKI, Que. — Mathieu Cataford scored three goals as the Rimouski Oceanic defeated the Charlottetown Islanders.
SAGUENÉENS 3 TITAN 2
(Saguenéens lead best-of-seven series 1-0)
CHICOUTIMI, Que. — Kassim Gaudet scored the third-period winner as the Chicoutimi Saguenéens beat Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
CATARACTES 3 FOREURS 2
(Cataractes lead best-of-seven series 1-0)
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Vince Elie scored twice as the Shawinigan Cataractes edged the Val d'Or Foreurs.
DRAKKAR 3 EAGLES 1
(Drakkar lead best-of-seven series 1-0)
BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Lucas Beckman made 37 saves as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar held off the Cape Breton Eagles.
HUSKIES 5 OLYMPIQUES 1
(Huskies lead best-of-seven series 1-0)
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Bill Zonnon had a goal and an assist as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies downed the Gatineau Olympiques.
MOOSEHEADS 3 VOLTIGEURS 2
(Mooseheads lead best-of-seven series 1-0)
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Quinn Kennedy scored the third-period winner as the Halifax Mooseheads rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
ARMADA 3 PHOENIX 2
(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)
BOISBRIAND, Que. — Justin Carbonneau scored twice as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Sherbrooke Phoenix.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 29, 2025.
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