ce-off in Cape Breton zone between Quebec center Olivier Garneau (14) and Cape Breton Phelix Martineau photo by Serge Poulin
QUEBEC CITY, P.Q. — Playing last game of six games in 10 days last weekend with three games in three nights Quebec signed a 10-6 win against Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Quebec defenseman Nikolas Brouillard, with three goals, three assists, and Dmmytro Timashov with five points two goals and Massimo Carozza with two goals all brought their contributions to the victory.
In a period dominated by Quebec, the Remparts broke the ice for first time on the weekend scoring on their first shot on goal. A Matthew Boucher wrist shot surprised Cape Breton goaltender Alexandre Belanger over left shoulder at 3:49.
Cape Breton replied less than eight minutes later as Pierre-Luc Dubois wrist shot beat Quebec netminder Samuel Cardinal under right arm with 8:18 to go in opening period.
Quebec regain the lead less than a minute later with Massimo Carozza redirecting the rebound shot taken by defenseman Raphael Maheux behind Screaming Eagles netminder with backhanded shot at 12:31.
Going 0-in-2 with a man advantage Quebec added to their lead on third power play in the game. The wrist shot by Quebec defenseman Nikolas Brouillard beat Belanger on right side 2:00 into second period.
Fist goal scores by Quebec Matthew Boucher beat Cape Breton goaltender Alexandre Belanger photo by Serge Poulin
Cape Breton came back 32 seconds later as Maxim Lazarev scored his tenth of the season to make the score 3-2.
Missing a great scoring opportunity as Boucher in two-on-one breakaway with Bronson Beaton Quebec defenseman Brouillard scored his second of the game at 10:39 beating Screaming Eagles goalie on his right side.
Cape Breton came back reducing Quebec lead to one goal again as Olivier Leblanc took advantage of lot of circulations to beat Quebec goalie.
Quebec came back with two goals; Timashov beat Cape Breton netminder with backhanded shot 22 seconds after Cape Breton third goal scored by Leblanc.
Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher decided to make change sending Juian Galloway in replacing Samuel Cardinal allowing three goals on 16 shots.
Quebec added a sixth goal 1:12 after their fifth. Giving generous rebound on Quebec first shot by Zachary Moody Massimo Carozza beat Belanger with backhand shot at 16:11.
Imitating Quebec head coach, Cape Breton head coach Marc-Andre Dumont decided to pull the trigger on his starting netminder Alexandre Belanger after giving 6 goals on 24 shots in two periods of plays.
Cape Breton scored the last goal in middle frame as Pierre-Luc Dubois scores his second of the game at 17:22 welcoming Quebec new goaltender Galloway.
The offensive festival continued in the third period with six goals scored, four by Quebec two by Cape Breton. Charley Graaskamp scored Quebec’s seventh goal as his backhanded shot beat Screaming Eagles goalie on his right side 1:19 into third period.
Quebec center Charley Graaskamp going in offensive zone photo by Serge Poulin
Cape Breton replied scoring their fifth goal of the game. Forgotten in slot Maxim Lazarev took a precise shot beating Galloway at 4:21.
Bronson Beaton made Quebec 8-4 as he took a rebound following first shot taken by Brouillard to beat Vincent Dubuc low on his glove side at 6:57; Timashov with his second of the game gave Quebec three-goal lead as his backhanded shot beat visiting netminder at 16:18.
Cape Breton came back 12 seconds later with Loik Leveille using Quebec defenseman as screen living no chance to Galloway to make the save.
Already registering two goals three assists Quebec defenseman completed his second hat trick of the year in a tic-tac-toe combination with the help of Boucher and Timashov. With one seconds remaining to the game.
“I didn’t think I will have it but with one seconds at the end I got it,” Quebec defenseman Nikolas Brouillard about his third goals of the game as he also registered three assist for a six points game.
“Everytimes we scored they came back it was really weird as game. It went well offensively but defensively it didn’t went well so we will have to do video and looking for next Friday.”
Allowing 21 goals over the weekend the absence of number one goalie Callum Booth has been felt by the team. “It didn’t went well for sure we felt the absence of Booth but we will have to be better defensively. For sure it began with defensemen but we made mental mistakes at forwards so we will have to look at it.” Continued the first stars of the game.
Quebec veteran defenseman Nikolas Brouillard (15) ended his night with six points three goals photo by Serge Poulin
As far as Quebec head coach Philippe Boucher is concern he felt deffinately better after his comments he made after Saturday night game. “Last year it was what I did (protecting my team as he criticized the referees at the Memorial Cup that cost him 10,000 dollars) but yesterday I didn’t do that in same purposes but god if the players took it that way.”
“I congratulate guys because since our trip in Abitibi it was possibly our toughest schedule we played 6 games in 10 days and winning games like we did. It was bizarre game today but it was good one. Great if players took it that way you never want to put pressure on young players but it wasn’t our goal.”
As far as Cape Breton head coach Marc-Andre Dumont he did not put his team loss on fatigue. “No it wasn’t a question of fatigue honestly, it couldn’t be because our opponent was in a three games in three nights,” Cape Breton head coach Dumont said.
“Decisions on the plays we didn’t took good decisions, we gave lots of very good scoring opportunities soon in the game. When you look the shots on goals how come we gave up so many goal’s in so many shots so no it can’t be our goaltenders. It was really because we gave up too many great scoring chances. Ended Screaming Eagles head coach Dumont.
Quebec next game will be next Friday in Chicoutimi visiting the Sagueneens.
Five other games were on QMJHL schedule on Sunday
Baie-Comeau 1 vs. Moncton 4
Charlottetown 3 vs. Rouyn-Noranda 4 (overtime)
Gatineau 3 vs. Shawinigan 1
Blainville-Boisbriand 0 vs. Val-d’Or 4
Sherbrooke 7 vs. Victoriaville 3
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