Tonight, the QMJHL playoffs kick-off with the start of one sole series -- the battle between the No. 10 Sherbrooke Phoenix vs the No. 8 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

In their previous four battles this season, the Armada have picked up a 3-1 record over the Phoenix, outscoring them 16-11. However, the teams have only faced off once since the trade deadline, with the Sherbrooke Phoenix just edging out the Armada 5-4 in overtime.

Notably, both Sherbrooke (0-3-0) and Blainville (0-3-2) are on a cold stretch coming into the playoffs. As such, the first team to break the ice, may likely also end up as the team to take the series.

Schedule

Game 1: @ Blainville - Tonight at 7 PM ET

Game 2: @ Blainville - 2025/03/28 at 7:30 PM ET

Game 3: @ Sherbrooke - 2025/04/01 at 7 PM ET

Game 4: @ Sherbrooke - 2025/04/02 at 7 PM ET

Game 5: @ Blainville - 2025/04/04 at 7:30 PM ET*

Game 6: @ Sherbrooke - 2025/04/06 at 3 PM ET*

Game 7: @ Blainville - 2025/04/08 at 7 PM ET*

* if necessary

Prediction: Blainville in six

Armada Players To Watch

2025 NHL draft prospects to watch

• RW Justin Carbonneau (BLB)
  • Regular season: 62 GP, 46 G, 43 A, 89 PTS
  • Three season veteran
• C Mateo Nobert (BLB)
  • Regular season: 57 GP, 28 G, 39 A , 67 PTS
  • Two season veteran

Overagers

• LW Egor Goriunov (BLB)
  • Regular season: 54 GP, 33 G, 36 A, 69 PTS
  • Four season veteran
  • Import status
• D Emmanuelson Charbonneau-Joseph (BLB)
  • Regular season: 62 GP, 0 G, 18 A, 18 PTS
  • Two season veteran

Other players to watch

• G Felix Hamel (BLB)
  • Regular season: 44 GP, 30-12, 2.63, .914 SV%
  • Two season veteran
• C Vincent Desjardins (BLB)
  • Regular season: 64 GP, 18 G, 63 A, 81 PTS
  • Three season veteran
• D Xavier Villeneuve (BLB)
  • Regular season: 61 GP, 12 G, 50 A, 62 PTS
  • 2026 NHL draft eligible
  • Two season veteran
• RW Matt Gosselin (BLB)
  • Regular season: 60 GP, 14 G, 26 A, 40 PTS
  • Two season veteran
• D Theo Lemieux (BLB)
  • Regular season: 63 GP, 7 G, 25 A, 32 PTS
  • Three season veteran
• C Brayden Besner (BLB)
  • Regular season: 28 GP, 5 G, 8 A, 13 PTS
  • Rookie

Phoenix Players To Watch

2025 NHL draft prospects to watch

• D Louis-Alex Tremblay (SHE)
  • Regular season: 64 GP, 5 G, 38 A, 43 PTS
  • Two season veteran
• RW Florent Houle (SHE)
  • Regular season: 61 GP, 11 G, 23 A, 34 PTS
  • Rookie
• RW Olivier Lampron (SHE)
  • Regular season: 57 GP, 9 G, 23 A, 32 PTS
  • Two season veteran
• D Sydney Gagnon (SHE)
  • Regular season: 58 GP 1 G, 11 A, 12 PTS
  • Rookie

 Overagers

• C Hugo Primeau (SHE)
  • Regular season: 63 GP, 21 G, 36 A, 57 PTS
  • Four season veteran
• D Hugo Marcil (SHE)
  • Regular season: 62 GP, 2 G, 23 A, 25 PTS
  • Three season veteran
• LW Charles-Antoine Beauregard (SHE)
  • Regular season: 37 GP, 14 G, 8 A, 22 PTS
  • Three season veteran

Other players to watch

• G Linards Feldbergs (SHE)
  • Regular season: 41 GP, 20-17, 2.66, .903 SV%
  • Import status
  • Rookie
• C Mavrick Lachance (SHE)
  • Regular season: 52 GP, 34 G, 25 A, 59 PTS
  • Two season veteran
• RW Thomas Rousseau (SHE)
  • Regular season: 58 GP, 17 G, 23 A, 40 PTS
  • 2026 NHL draft eligible
  • Rookie
• LW Olivier Dubois (SHE)
  • Regular season: 37 GP, 11 G, 18 A, 29 PTS
  • Three season veteran
• RW Chad Bellemare (SHE)
  • Regular season: 55 GP, 13 G, 12 A, 25 PTS
  • Two season veteran
• LW Jayden Plouffe (SHE)
  • Regular season: 47 GP, 11 G, 9 A, 20 PTS
  • Rookie

More news: Three QMJHL Stars Make The Hockey News' Top 100 Prospect List

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