Moncton 1, at Shawinigan 4

SHAWINIGAN, Quebec (Interstat) — Shawinigan scored three first-period goals and rode a standout goaltending performance from Philippe Boucher to a 4-1 victory over Moncton at Centre Gervais Auto, with 2,450 in attendance. The Cataractes never trailed and handed the Wildcats their seventh loss of the season. The Cataractes opened the scoring at 5:52 of the first period when Frédéric Bergeron scored. Vladimir Shtyrkhunov made it 2-0 at 10:08 from Pierre-Alexandre Lemieux and Samuel Boyer. Eliot Faucher added Shawinigan’s third goal at 15:55 from Alexis Fortin and Dylan Laframboise. The burst came after Nathan Ouellet was called for high sticking at… Read more...