Recap: Tigres Youngsters Steal Win Over Wildcats

Rory Arthur

Oct 18, 2025, 11:00

Rory Arthur

Oct 18, 2025, 11:00

Updated at: Oct 18, 2025, 11:00

A big performance from Victoriaville Tigres goaltender and 2026 NHL draft eligible Anthony Catanzariti helped his team defeat the reigning QMJHL champs despite being heavily outshot.

Friday night's action saw eight games across the QMJHL, with the Armada's high-powered offence dominating again while Victoriaville's youngsters stepped up against the defending champs.

Zoomed In: Victoriaville (5) - Moncton (3)

Victoriaville Tigres defender Maddox Labre battles with Moncton Wildcats forward Rian Chudzinski. (Photo: Brad Smith)

Anthony Catanzariti, playing in just his fourth career QMJHL game, stole a win against the Moncton Wildcats.

The 2026 NHL draft eligible goaltender posted 45 saves on 48 shots as the Victoriaville Tigres went into Moncton and beat the Wildcats.

The first frame saw Alexis Bourque score the lone marker of the period for Victoriaville, with Moncton taking a commanding 14-6 lead in shots.

That trend continued in the second, with the Wildcats pouring 24 shots on Catanzariti's goal, scoring twice, both from Niko Tournas. However, a pair of Tigres power-play goals meant the visitors took a slender 3-2 lead into the third, even if they were being outshot 38-17 through two.

Simon Binkley found Moncton's equalizer just before the halfway mark of the third, but Victoriaville's young dynamic import duo of Alexey Vlasov and Egor Shilov struck on a late power play, with Vlasov finding Shilov with a cross-ice pass before Shilov rifled it into the roof of the net past Rudy Guimond.

Shilov added another in the empty net to seal a three (2+1) point performance, while Vlasov put up a goal and an assist in the contest. Bourque (1+2) and Thomas Paquet (1+1) also put up a multi-point outings for Victoriaville.