Shawinigan forward Louis-Philippe Fontaine battling with Sherbrooke defender Justin Lemay (Photo: Vincent Létourneau)The No. 4 Shawinigan Cataractes are set to take on the No. 10 Sherbrooke Phoenix -- who are fresh off of upsetting the No. 8 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.
These two teams met seven times during the regular season, with Sherbrooke winning 4 of the three and outscoring Shawinigan 24-22.
Schedule
Game 1: @ Shawinigan - Tonight at 7 PM ET
Game 2: @ Shawinigan - 2025/04/12 at 4 PM ET
Game 3: @ Sherbrooke - 2025/04/15 at 7 PM ET
Game 4: @ Sherbrooke - 2025/04/16 at 7 PM ET
Game 5: @ Shawinigan - 2025/04/18 at 7 PM ET*
Game 6: @ Sherbrooke - 2025/04/20 at 3 PM ET*
Game 7: @ Shawinigan- 2025/04/22 at 7 PM ET*
* if necessary
Prediction: Shawinigan in seven
Cataractes' Players To Watch
2025 NHL draft prospect
C Cole Chandler
Overagers
RW Louis-Philippe Fontaine
LW Yoan Loshing
D Isaac Menard
Other players to watch
RW Matvei Gridin (Calgary Flames)
RW Felix Lacerte
C Vince Elie
D Jordan Tourigny
LW Jiri Klima
C Kody Dupuis
Phoenix Players To Watch
2025 NHL draft prospects to watch
D Louis-Alex Tremblay
RW Florent Houle
RW Olivier Lampron
D Sydney Gagnon
Overagers
C Hugo Primeau
D Hugo Marcil
LW Charles-Antoine Beauregard
Other players to watch
G Linards Feldbergs
C Mavrick Lachance
RW Thomas Rousseau (2026 NHL draft eligible)
LW Olivier Dubois
RW Chad Bellemare
LW Jayden Plouffe (2026 NHL draft eligible)