QUEBEC CITY, P.Q. — Coming into Quebec without a win since the beginning of the regular season Baie-Comeau came from behind to finally get their first win 3-2 against Quebec in the new Videotron Center. Trailing by two after forty minutes of play (0-2) the Drakkar scored three times in the third period to sign their first victory in 2015-16.
Face-off in offensive zone won by Quebec center Matthew Boucher photo by Serge Poulin
After scoring two goals in 1:55 to bring back both team to square one, a penalty to left winger Dmytro Timashov led to Vaclav Karabacek game winning goal with less than five minutes remaining to the game.
Quebec broke the ice against Baie-Comeau with only 28 seconds gone in first period. After making first save on Quebec right winger Auguste Impose shot, the rebound came on teammate defenseman Ross MacDougall stick. MacDougall shot from blue line went in beating Drakkar goaltender Evgeny Kiselev between his pads on Quebec first shot in game.
Consecutive penalties to Baie-Comeau forwards Matteo Pietroniro for high sticking followed by another penalty to Nicolas Leblond for goalie interference 1:07 later game Quebec a two men advantage for 1:07. Unable to take advantage of five-on-three followed by five-on-four means Quebec was 0-in-3 with man advantage.
Quebec scores second goal on wrist shot by Lucas Thierus beating Drakkar netminder on his right side with 5:18 remaining in middle frame.
Baie Comeau right winger Vaclav Karabacek scores game winning goal photo by Serge Poulin
Quebec got another power play a four-on-three ending the second period and to begin the third one but without been able to score being 0-in-5.
The home team thought they had scored a third goal when left winger Brondon Beaton redirect a long shot by Quebec forward Yanick Turcotte who saw Drakkar Russian netminder block his shot with right shoulder but after reviewing the goal on video referee wave-off saying the puck was intentionally redirect by Beaton skates.
Trailing by two the visitors played much better in third coming back into the game scoring next two goals in 1:55 to bring back the team to square one with score being tie 2-2.
Samuel Thibault with his first career goal in 91 games including the playoff beating Quebec netminder Callum Booth high on his right side cutting Quebec lead to one goal with 11:15 remaining.
Baie-Comeau defenseman Nicolas Meloche beat Quebec goalie Callum Booth to his right side with long shot from the blue line with 9:20 to go in the third tying the score 2-2.
Quebec first goal scored by defenseman Ross MacDougall 28 seconds in photo by Serge Poulin
A penalty to Dmytro Timashov at 15:50 proved to be costly one to head coach Philippe Boucher’s team as Vaclav Karabacek beat Booth 1:03 seconds after Timashov penalty to give a 3-2 win to Baie-Comea their first victory of the regular season.
“Breaking the party for us wasn’t the goal,” Baie-Comeau head coach Marco Pietronero said after his team wins their first victory of the regular season at their first visit at the new Videotron Center.
“It wasn’t the goal but it is nice for us the puck bounce on our side for once it will be good for us. It is always what we looking for been able to coming back showing our character always what we look for,” continued the Drakkar head coach Pietronero.
“I don’t think we will have any easy game to play we don’t want to be a team that is easy to play against, we didn’t want to give any points to anyone, it was like that since the beginning and we aren’t kind of team that throw the towel. We talked about it before the game, so we will have to take it one step at the time, it is a development league so it is funny to see it.”
Quebec right wiger (97) Auguste Impose photo by Serge Poulin
“Well you can’t just played forty minutes every shift you take off they take advantage of it so. I think we did good things tonight, we have had good start we start on right foot but we have to be able to play full sixty minutes and that is what we didn’t do tonight.” Quebec veteran defenseman Raphael Maheux said when a reporter asked to explain his team performances.
“It often the result you would like to have,” answered Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher when he was asked about his team having the lead most of the game.
“But when you dominate most of the game defensively we didn’t give much, offensively we were dangerous but we didn’t have the result especially in second period where we have had our chances to put it in we weren’t be able to do it and we paid it in the third.” Continued Quebec head coach Boucher.
Quebec next game will be on the road visiting Victoriaville facing the Tigres next Friday October 2nd.
Six other games were on QMJHL schedule on Sunday
Saint John 3 vs. Acadie Bathurst 4
Moncton 6 vs. Charlottetown 3
Cape Breton 3 vs. Halifax 2 (overtime)
Victoriaville 4 vs. Chicoutimi 1
Sherbrooke 9 vs. Gatineau 6
Rouyn-Noranda 6 vs. Shawinigan 1
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