Thanksgiving Sunday featured three games of QMJHL action, seeing two shutouts and one overtime thriller.
Zoomed In: Baie-Comeau (3) - Sherbrooke (4) (OT)
Phoenix forward Florent Houle tries to stuff a loose puck past Drakkar goaltender Lucas Beckman. (Photo: Vincent Levesque Rousseau)Despite his team's 4-3 overtime loss, Sunday's contest between the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and Sherbrooke Phoenix was all about Drakkar goaltender Lucas Beckman.
The Ottawa Senators draft pick made 38 saves as Sherbrooke outshot Baie-Comeau 42-18. Beckman was able to hold on and steal his team a point in a game where they were thoroughly outplayed.
Kyle Powers opened the scoring for Baie-Comeau in the first, before three Phoenix goals to start the second put them up 3-1. A late Alexis Michaud marker pulled the deficit to one as the teams headed into the second intermission, before Michaud doubled down with a late third period equalizer.
Despite the shots being a combined 30-11 in favour of Sherbrooke in the second and third periods, the Phoenix needed Brandon Delarosbil's overtime winner in order to seal a win.
Mavrick Lachance (1+1) and Thomas Rousseau (0+2) put up multi-point efforts for the hosts, with Michaud (2+0) and Powers (1+1) leading the offence for Baie-Comeau.
Other Scores
Newfoundland (0) - Charlottetown (3)
Val-d'Or (5) - Gatineau (0)
Player of the night:
Emile Beaunoyer (VDO) - 40 save shutout
Tonight's Games
Baie-Comeau at Drummondville - 1 PM EDT
Newfoundland at Charlottetown - 1 PM EDT
Quebec at Gatineau - 2 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 2 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Saint John - 2 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Shawinigan - 4 PM EDT
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