Justin Larose and Mael Lavigne each had a goal and assist and netminder Gabriel D'Aigle made 27 saves as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the visiting Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Colisee Desjardins.
Olivier Houde and Justin Gendron (empty-netter) also scored for the Tigres (4-7-1-1), who were outshot 30-27.
Braeden MacPhee, Patrick McNab and Jack Martin scored for the Mooseheads (7-5-2-0), who trailed 2-1 after the first period. The second period was scoreless.
The Tigres went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Mooseheads went 0-for-3.
Elsewhere in the QMJHL:
VOLTIGEURS 4 SEA DOGS 2
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Sam Oliver scored twice and Simon-Pier Brunet chipped in with two assists as the Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the visiting Saint John Sea Dogs 4-2.
Ethan Gauthier and Luke Woodworth also scored for the Central Division-leading Volts (10-3-0-1), who outshot the visitors 37-29.
Darien Reynolds and Eriks Mateiko scored for the Sea Dogs (7-7).
SAGUENEENS 4 ISLANDERS 2
CHICOUTIMI, Que. — Felix Gagnon's short-handed goal at 9:58 of the third period proved to be the winner as the Chicoutimi Sagueneens defeated the visiting Charlottetown Islanders 4-2.
Charles-Antoine Lavallee, Loic Usereau and Nathan Lecompe also scored for the Sagueneens (7-3-2-2), who outshot the visitors 31-25.
Alexis Michaud and Mathis Valente scored for the Islanders (3-10-1-1).
WILDCATS 5 CATARACTES 2
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Caleb Desnoyers scored twice and Juraj Pekarcik chipped in with three assists as the visiting Moncton Wildcats dumped the Shawinigan Cataractes 5-2.
Markus Vidicek, Etienne Morin and Alex Mercier also scored for the Wildcats (10-2-1-0), who led 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 heading into the third.
Vince Elie and Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored for the Cataractes (7-6), who outshot the visitors 33-29.
FOREURS 5 OCEANIC 4 (SO)
VAL-D'OR, Que. — Nathan Baril scored the winner in the third round of a shootout as the Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated the visiting Rimouski Oceanic 5-4.
Noah Reinhart, Samuel Fiala, Nathan Baril and Philippe Veilleux scored in regulation time for the Foreurs (4-8-1-0), who scored twice in the third period to force the extra session.
Mathieu Coursol scored twice for the Oceanic, while Alexandre Blais and Olivier Theberge scored for the East Division-leading Oceanic (9-4-0-1).
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