QUEBEC CITY, P.Q. —Losing their first three meetings against the best QMJHL team in the league and trailing by three during their Friday match, Quebec came from behind scoring four unanswered goals to come out with 5-4 win against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.
Rouyn Noranda left winger (27) Francis Perron is Huskies scoring leader adding two more goals photo by Serge Poulin – Copy
Quebec broke the ice on Friday night in Videotron Center against the Huskies. Massimo Carozza’s wrist shot left no chance to Rouyn-Noranda goaltender Samuel Harvey beating him on right side at 3:52.
Rouyn Noranda replied with two goals in less than two minutes taking the lead
A Quebec penalty to defenseman Aaron Dutra for delay of game proved to be costly to home team since the visitor scored their first goal on first power play opportunity. Jeremy Lauzon long wrist shot from the point beat Quebec goalie Brady Labrecque just over his right pads at 13:27.
Driving to Quebec net Antoine Waked made Quebec goalie made first save but Rouyn Noranda captain Francis Perron took loose puck and only had to push the puck behind Quebec netminder getting a point in a 21st-consecutive game at 15:26.
Beginning the second period with a man up following a penalty to Quebec forward Yanick Turcotte at the end of first period the Huskies scores their second goal on their second power play. Already beating Quebec goalie on Huskies second goals Perron scores his second of the game on another wrist shot with only 32 seconds gone in second periods.
The Huskies scored second goal in middle frame as left winger Alexandre Sills brought back the puck beating Remparts netminder for a fourth times on 17 shots. With 14:55 remaining.
Beaten four times on 17 shots, Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher decided to pull his starting netminder sending in Julian Galloway.
Quebec came back with next two goals in less than two minutes. Making first save on Quebec center Olivier Garneau Huskies netminder wasn’t able to do anything Zachary Moody getting Quebec second goals at 11:44.
Quebec left winger (91) Matthew Boucher ended his game getting an assist on Quebec first goal photo by Serge Poulin – Copy
Quebec scores second goals in middle frame in a two-on-one breakaway. Massimo Carozza made perfect pass to Dmytro Timashov scoring his 12th of the season with 6:26 left on the clock. Quebec defenseman Raphael Maheux got his third assists in the game.
Trailing by one to begin the third Quebec missed several chances to tie the game with Matthew Boucher missing some great opportunities, but consecutive penalties to Bruno Carl Denis and Alexandre Sills gave Quebec a full two minutes playing on five-on-three.
With Dmytro Timashov in right corner in offensive zone he saw his attempted pass to teammates Bronson Beaton deflected on Jacob Neveu before going in tying the score 4-4 at 6:43.
Out because of injury missing last month center Auguste Impose underlined his return scoring what became the game winning goal Quebec fifth goal his fourth of regular season exactly three minutes later at 9:43.
“I missed it,” answered the author of the game winning goal Auguste Impose. “It’s nice and it was a decisive goal, I’m happy for the come-back, we played against the best team in the league, we played a great game we loss 4-1and we successfully came back so it was a really good night.” Ended the Quebec center.
With two goals, one his first scored at the end of second period and the second in the third period Dmytro Timashov played a key role in the victory, “I don’t know honestly, I think we just play as a team the whole season and we work hard as a team we drove to the net and follow the game plan.” Left winger Timashov said trying to explain his team come from behind victory over the best QMJHL team with only two losses in 24 games.
For Rouyn Noranda head coach, his team hadn’t found itself in a situation of having a three-goal lead and then seeing the opponent rally and win the game.
Quebec goaltender Brady Labrecque got his second start been called up from junior A photo by Serge Poulin – Copy
“No, Huskies head coach Gilles Bouchard said. “Not too often and wishing we will learn from that situation, today we saw we fell asleep at 4-1 we lose our concentration and when you lose your concentration you took bad decisions, we made sometimes stupid play that is what make the difference in that game.”
On the other side Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher he like his team character the team that never let go. “We began the game really well the way we would like to play we hit the crowd was involved in the game. We could see when we took the penalties the Huskies got really great players who plays on power play. We can practice our power play but I have my doubt that he can run like the one in Rouyn Noranda,” Quebec head coach Boucher said.
“They got lots of players with hockey sense players with lot of abilities who are dangerous they took control of the game, but what I like the most we talked a lot about the way we played on the road we have younger team but a team that has lots of character we showed it tonight and I think it has been appreciated.”
Quebec next Game will be this Sunday hosting the Val-d’Or Foreurs.
Seven other games were on QMJHL schedule on Friday night
Moncton 4 vs. Acadie Bathurst 1
Charlottetown 3 vs. Cape Breton 6
Halifax 4 vs. Chicoutimi 0
Saint John 2 vs. Baie-Comeau 3
Sherbrooke 4 vs. Drummondville 5 (overtime)
Victoriaville 2 vs. Rimouski 4
Gatineau 4 vs. Shawinigan 1
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