QUEBEC CITY, P.Q. —Coming to Quebec losing their last five games, Drummondville played a solid game ending with 7-4 victory over Quebec. Alex Barre-Boulet with hat trick and Gabriel Slight with two goals led Drummondville offensive.
Former Quebec Remparts captain retirered Kurt Etchegary made the official face-off photo by Serge Poulin
Drummondville opened the scoring when Voltigeurss defenseman Justin Guenette long wrist shot from blue line surprised Quebec goaltender beating Callum Booth high on his right side at 3:09 of first period.
Already 0-for-1 with the man advantage, Quebec took advantage of their second opportunity on power play. The long wrist shot by defenseman Ross MacDougall has been redirect by Matthew Boucher beating Drummondville goaltender Anthony Dumont-Bouchard between his pads at 12:35.
Voltigeurs regained the lead playing with man up with 1:05 remaining to the opening period. Right defenseman Frederic Aube shot has been deflected by Alex Barre-Boulet at Booth left side.
Drummondville began the second period getting their third power plays opportunity. Successfully killing Voltibeurs third power play Boucher who got Quebec first goal saw Dumont-Bouchard frustrating him twice on a breakaway After making first save on Boucher wrist shot Voltigeurs netminder made left pad save as the Quebec left winger pushed the puck on his second scoring opportunities.
Quebec left winger Olivier Garneau photo by Serge Poulin
Former Quebec player recently traded to Drummondville Voltigeurs came to aunt his former team. Charley Grasskamp backhand shot beat Quebec goalie on his left side with 7:02 remaining in middle frame.
Quebec replied 36 seconds later, already scoring Quebec first goal in the game Matthew Boucher beat Voltigeurs netminder on left side.
Quebec defenseman Ross MacDougall brought both team to square one with Quebec third goals his shot from slot beat Dumont-Bouchard on his left side at 15:10. Alexandre Sills made perfect pass to MacDougall.
With the score tied 3-3, Quebec right winger Colby Tower has been found guilty for spearing resulting in a five minutes penalty plus earning game misconduct. Looking for some explanation from referee Quebec head coach earned a bench minor giving a five-on-three to Drummondville.
Gabriel Slight gave the lead back to Voltigeurs scoring his second goals in his new uniform as he was traded from Shawinigan. Slight goal has been scored on five-on-three power play with 1:15 left to the five minutes for spearing to Quebec right winger Tower. Slight goal was scored at 1:53 of the third period.
Already registered a goal in the game Barre-Boulet scored Voltigeurs fifth goals on great pass from Charley Graaskamp at 3:35.
Drummondville left winger Michael Carcone already score 30 goals photo by Serge Poulin
Quebec came back in the game cutting Drummondville lead to one goal 5-4 as Bronson Beaton took his own rebound beating Voltigeurs netminder on stick side at 7:47.
Barre-Boulet gave back the two-goal lead with his third goal of the game as he was left alone in slot beating Quebec goalie with a precise shot with 3:50 remaining. Last visitor goal has been scored in an empty net with 28.3 seconds left in the third period Gabriel Slight scored his second of the game.
“Yes it was satisfying victory I think we played great game, we knew it wasn’t to be easy to play in a building like that with so many people (15,357) with so many young players,” Drummondville head coach Dominic Ricard.
“We were able to keep our emotion our focus even if we took the lead. Quebec came back in the end of second and in third but we were able to execute and did our play at the right time to get the victory.”
On Quebec side Quebec, head coach talk a lot about his own minor penalty than the five minutes and the game misconduct of his player Colby Tower.
Back in the lineup for Drummondville game on Saturday Quebec young 16 years old Louis-Philip Cote photo by Serge Poulin
“The call came from the linesman,” answered Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher about the penalty to Colby Tower. “I didn’t really saw it on the play entirely agreed with the call it was a stupid penalty on our part.”
“I don’t have any problem with that call I have more problem with mine. They never want to tell me what Matthew Boucher told referee to earn his ten minutes misconduct. He apparently told referee “I hope you know what to do” if that earns a ten minutes misconduct we will tell Matthew not to tell this in future. As far as what I told to referee who came near the bench, I argued a call in the beginning of the game. They came to tell things solidly and I just told him in third period “will you end the game the way you began it”
After taking a five minutes for searing I don’t think it is a two minutes,” Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher answered to a reporter who asked the question.
Next game will be this Thursday night in Halifax facing the Mooseheads.
Six other games were on QMJHL schedule for Saturday night
Rimouski 1 vs. Charlottetown 3
Cape Breton 4 vs. Moncton 5
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 vs. Chicoutimi 1 (shootout)
Saint John 5 vs. Acadie-Bathurst 2
Gatineau 8 vs. Halifax 4
Sherbrooke 2 vs. Val-d’Or 4
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