ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec (Interstat) — Samuel Rheault scored 56 seconds into overtime and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Val-d’Or Foreurs 2-1 in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game Sunday at Aréna Glencore. Rheault’s winner came after Eliot Ogonowski and Jérémy Jarret set him up in the extra period. The Huskies improved to 3-1, while the Foreurs also moved to 3-1. Attendance was 1,918. Rouyn-Noranda finished the overtime session quickly after the teams traded chances in regulation. Ogonowski tied the game in the third period after Val-d’Or had taken a second-period lead.

Ogonowski was Rouyn-Noranda’s top star, finishing with one goal, one assist, four shots on goal and one hit. The left wing from Val-d’Or, Canada, is listed at 5-foot-9 and 164 pounds. He assisted on Rheault’s overtime goal and scored at 8:48 of the third period. His recent form had been strong, with two goals and an assist against Drummondville, an assist at Gatineau and a goal and an assist at Blainville-Boisbriand before Sunday’s game. Ogonowski’s goal came with assists from Antoine St-Laurent and Édouard Thériault, giving the Huskies the push they needed before overtime.

Nathan Brisson scored Val-d’Or’s lone goal, coming in the second period at 14:57. The center from St-Eustache, Canada, had three shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. He was listed at 5-foot-11 and 178 pounds. Brisson’s goal gave the Foreurs a brief lift before Rouyn-Noranda responded. He later was assessed a slashing penalty at 15:24 of the second period. Val-d’Or’s Maxime Sauthier recorded four shots and one hit, while Samuel Beauchemin did not register on the scoresheet. The Foreurs also received penalties from Noah McKinnon, Jacob Gouchie, Étienne Maheu and Mathias Bourque during a chippy contest.

Rouyn-Noranda’s Samuel Rheault scored the overtime winner at 56 seconds of the fourth period, with Ogonowski and Jarret assisting. Rheault, a left wing from St-Albert, Canada, finished with one goal, three shots and two penalty minutes. He is 6-foot-0 and 183 pounds. Jarret, from Amos, Canada, added an assist. Antoine St-Laurent had an assist, four shots and two penalty minutes, while Édouard Thériault added an assist, one shot and one hit. St-Laurent and Thériault both assisted on Ogonowski’s third-period goal at 8:48. Charles Laforest had one shot and two penalty minutes for the Huskies, and Samuel Beauchemin did not record a point.

Goaltender Alexandre Raymond made 19 saves on 20 shots for Rouyn-Noranda. The 6-foot-4, 208-pound goaltender from Sherbrooke, Canada, was steady throughout, allowing only Brisson’s second-period goal. The game included 12 penalties. Antoine St-Laurent was called for delaying the game at the start of the third period, and Noah McKinnon received the same penalty early in the second. Jayden Pominville was whistled for hooking at 2:32 of the second, Jacob Gouchie for tripping at 6:57 and later hooking at 12:20 of the third, and Étienne Maheu for instigator in a fight. Fedor Andreev was given a cross-checking penalty on the same sequence. Mathias Bourque and Charles-Étienne Boulet received roughing penalties at 13:21 of the first. Samuel Rheault was called for boarding at 17:49 of the second, Charles Laforest for delaying the game at 18:51, and Brisson for slashing at 15:24.

Rouyn-Noranda entered after a 6-0 home win over Drummondville, a 4-2 loss at Gatineau and a 3-2 win at Blainville-Boisbriand. Val-d’Or had beaten Drummondville 5-1 at home, won 6-3 at Blainville-Boisbriand and won 4-3 at Victoriaville. Val-d’Or had opened the season with three straight wins before Sunday. The Huskies’ victory gave them a 3-1 record, matching Val-d’Or’s 3-1 mark, though Rouyn-Noranda took the extra point in overtime.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Rouyn-Noranda 5, Val-d’Or 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Rouyn-Noranda with a 63.9 percent probability to win. The simulator and ELO projections pointed to a Rouyn-Noranda win before the game.