QMJHL Roundup: Mathieu hat trick pushes Oceanic to 10-0 rout of Islanders

Jacob Mathieu had three goals and three assists, Mathis Langevin made 27 saves, and the Rimouski Oceanic rolled past the visiting Charlottetown Islanders 10-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action on Saturday.

Lou Levesque scored twice for the Oceanic, who opened the best-of-seven series on Friday with a 6-2 win over the Islanders. Game 3 will be played Tuesday in Prince Edward Island.

Alexandre Blais, Dominic Pilote, Mael Lavigne, Mathieu Cataford and Eriks Mateiko also scored for the Oceanic, who led 2-0 after the first period and 6-0 heading into the third. Olivier Theberge, Jack Martin and Pilote each chipped in with three assists.

The Oceanic outshot the visitors 49-27 and went 2-for-5 on the power play. The Islanders went 0-for-2 on the power play.

Elsewhere in the QMJHL playoffs on Saturday:

Huskies 2, Olympiques 1

(Huskies lead best-of-seven series 2-0)

Benjamin Brunelle’s power-play goal at 18:56 of the first period stood up as the winner as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies edged the visiting Gatineau Olympiques 2-1.

Samuel Beauchemin also scored for the Huskies, who outshot the visitors 30-22. Axel Dufresne had two assists.

Taos Jordan scored for the Olympiques, who lost Friday’s opener 5-1. Game 3 is scheduled for Tuesday in Gatineau, Que.

Cataractes 5, Foreurs 2

(Cataractes lead best-of-seven series 2-0)

Jordan Forget scored twice, Matvei Gridin had a goal and three assists, and the Shawinigan Cataractes beat the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs 5-2.

Julien Lanthier and Mathieu Plante also scored for the Cataractes, who outshot the visitors 42-28. Isaac Menard chipped in with two assists.

Noah Reinhart and Samuel Fiala scored for the Foreurs, who lost Friday’s opener 3-2. Game 3 is set for Tuesday in Val-d’Or, Que.

Drakkar 5, Eagles 2

(Drakkar lead best-of-seven series 2-0)

Captain Anthony Lavoie had a goal and assist, Raoul Boilard had two assists, and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar beat the visiting Cape Breton Eagles 5-2.

Justin Gendron, Louis-Charles Plourde, Skogen Schrott and Samuel Boisvert also scored for the Drakkar, who were outshot 34-31.

Andrew Brown scored twice for the Eagles, who lost Friday’s opener 3-1. Game 3 is Tuesday in Sydney, N.S.

Wildcats 4, Remparts 0

(Wildcats lead best-of-seven series 2-0)

Etienne Morin, Julius Sumpf, Caleb Desnoyers and Preston Lounsbury (empty-netter) scored third-period goals, netminder Rudy Guimond made 33 saves, and the Moncton Wildcats blanked the visiting Quebec Remparts 4-0.

Caleb Desnoyers added two assists for the Wildcats, who won Friday’s opener 4-3 in overtime. Game 3 is Tuesday in Quebec City.

The Wildcats outshot the visitors 42-33.

Sagueneens 2, Titan 0

(Sagueneens lead best-of-seven series 2-0)

Emile Guite and Christophe Berthelot scored third-period goals, Raphael Precourt made 24 saves, and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens blanked the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-0.

Loic Usereau had two assists for the Sagueneens, who won Friday’s opener 3-2. Game 3 is Tuesday in Bathurst, N.B.

Netminder Joshua Fleming stopped 24 of 26 shots for the Titan.

Mooseheads 3, Voltigeurs 2 (OT)

(Mooseheads lead best-of-seven series 2-0)

Liam Kilfoil scored at 16:40 of overtime to lift the visiting Halifax Mooseheads to a 3-2 win over the Drummondville Voltigeurs.

Shawn Carrier and Braeden MacPhee also scored for the Mooseheads, who won Friday’s opener 3-2. Netminder Jacob Steinman made 45 saves for the visitors.

Ethan Gauthier and Sam Oliver scored for the Voltigeurs, who outshot the visitors 47-27.

Game 3 is Tuesday in Halifax, N.S.

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