HALIFAX — Markus Vidicek capped his hat trick with the game-winning goal with 2:05 left in the third period as the Halifax Mooseheads edged the Drummondville Voltigeurs 4-3 on Thursday.
Owen Phillips also chipped in with a goal for Halifax (20-7-3), which got 28 stops from Jack Milner.
Vsevolod Komarov, Luke Woodworth and Mikael Diotte responded for Drummondville (18-9-3-1). Riley Mercer stopped 19-of-23 shots.
Down 3-1, Woodworth and Komarov both scored to tie the contest by 1:45 of the third period before Vidicek's heroics later in the frame.
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WILDCATS 6 PHOENIX 3
SHERBROOKE, Que. — Yoan Loshing scored twice, Alex Mercier had a goal and two assists and the Moncton Wildcats used a strong start to top the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-3.
Olivier Boutin, Vincent Collard and Miles Mueller also scored for Moncton (19-7-1-1), which went ahead 4-2 by the end of the first period.
Andrew Belchamber, Lewis Gendron and Mavrick Lachance replied for Sherbrooke (15-11-1-2).
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CATARACTES 3 OCÉANIC 0
RIMOUSKI, Que. — Félix Hamel earned a 19-save shutout and the Shawinigan Cataractes downed the Rimouski Océanic 3-0.
Jan Sprynar, Lou-Félix Denis and Jérémy D'Astous scored a goal apiece for Shawinigan (9-17-2).
Vincent Filion stopped 36-of-39 shots for Rimouski (15-13-2).
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ISLANDERS 7 OLYMPIQUES 4
CHARLOTTETOWN — Michael Horth had a hat trick and one assist as the Charlottetown Islanders used a three-goal third period to defeat the Gatineau Olympiques 7-4.
Cole Huckins, Lucas Romeo, Ross Campbell and Kyle Powers also scored for Charlottetown (12-16-1-1), which was tied 4-4 entering the final frame.
Billy Kollias, with two goals, Jérémie Minville and William Labranche replied for Gatineau (9-18-1-2).
This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2023.
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