SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Giovanni Fiore scored 7:25 into overtime as the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles downed the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-3 on Friday to take a 3-2 lead in their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series.
Michael Joly scored twice for the Screaming Eagles, including a goal at the 12:54 mark of the third period to force overtime. Jordan Ty Fournier had a goal as well and Alexandre Belanger made 38 saves as Cape Breton took a 3-2 series lead.
Matthew Highmore struck twice for Saint John and Daniel Del Paggio also scored. Marc-Antoine Turcotte stopped 22 shots in net for the Sea Dogs.
The Screaming Eagles went 0 for 3 on the power play and Saint John was 2 for 5.
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WILDCATS 6, OLYMPIQUES 4
MONCTON, N.B. — Manuel Wiederer had a hat trick — including the third-period winner — to lift the Wildcats over Gatineau.
Zachary Malatesta, Austin Kosack and Stephen Johnson had a goal and an assist each as Moncton took a 3-2 series lead.
Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau, Austin Eastman, Alex Dostie and Yan Pavel Laplante all scored as the Olympiques built a 4-1 lead by the 48-second mark of the third.
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HUSKIES 5, ARMADA 1
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Alexandre Fortin struck twice to lead the Huskies past Blainville-Boisbriand.
Julien Nantel, Martins Dzierkals and Nikolas Brouillard also scored as Rouyn-Noranda reeled off four unanswered goals to win the series 4-1.
Jan Dufek was the lone scorer for the Armada.