BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — The Baie-Comeau Drakkar ended Halifax’s dominant streak and got back into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final.
Philippe Cadorette made 27 saves as the Drakkar beat the Mooseheads 3-1 to cut into Halifax’s 2-1 series lead.
Valentin Zykov, Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau and Carl Gelinas each scored for Baie-Comeau.
Andrew Ryan replied for the Mooseheads, who saw their 14-game winning streak end. Zachary Fucale meanwhile stopped 27 shots.
After a scoreless first period, Zykov gave the Drakkar the lead at 15:50 in the second.
Paquin-Boudreau made it 2-0 nearly three minutes into the third, but Ryan cut the deficit to one at 10:17.
Gelinas’ empty-net goal put the result out of doubt in the final minute of regulation.
The series continues Wednesday with Game 4 in Baie-Comeau.
