The Moncton Wildcats showed why they're rated so highly as they dominated Charlottetown.
A full slate of QMJHL action came through on Saturday, with some big contenders putting up big scores, namely Moncton's big win over Charlottetown.
Zoomed In: Moncton (10) - Charlottetown (4)
Wildcats defender Adam Fortier-Gendron looks to start the breakout. (Photo: Emma Stewart)While they may not be the flashiest team in the league, the Moncton Wildcats are an extremely effective, well-oiled machine that sit atop the QMJHL standings.
On Saturday, they travelled to Charlottetown to play a reeling Islanders squad that isn't quite living up to its hopes of being a dark horse contender.
A big reason for that is the inability to keep the puck out of their own net, as they hold the second-worst goals-against mark in the league.
That trend continued Saturday, with Moncton putting 10 goals past Donald Hickey, who had to sit in and endure the entire blowout.
The scoring actually started with the Islanders, as Ross Campbell put home his 17th goal of the season, before Utah Mammoth prospect Gabe Smith and import Max Vilen made it 2-1 Wildcats by the end of the opening frame.
The second saw more offence, with Teddy Mutryn scoring 47 seconds into the frame and Niko Tournas scoring the 4-1 goal about halfway in. Will Shields got one back for the hosts, and the teams traded goals again through Caleb Desnoyers and Brady Peddle.
Tommy Bleyl, who had a huge night offensively, scored his eighth of the year on the man advantage to put the Wildcats up 6-3 heading into the third.
It was more of the same in the final frame, with Tournas scoring his second of the game early on, Moncton's fourth power-play goal of the contest, to give his team a 7-3 lead.
Simon Binkley, Gavin Cornforth and Rian Chudzinski all got in on the goals, while CJ Watroba's marker sat as just consolation as the Wildcats took a massive 10-4 victory back home.
Bleyl had a goal and four assists in his big outing, while Mutryn (1+3), Tournas (2+1), Smith (1+2), Desnoyers (1+2) all put up big numbers as well. Rudy Guimond stopped 34 of 38 shots to bring home his league-leading 30th win of the season.
Other Scores
Sherbrooke (3) - Drummondville (2) (OT)
Rimouski (3) - Quebec (5)
Val-d'Or (1) - Blainville-Boisbriand (5)
Rouyn-Noranda (4) - Victoriaville (0)
Baie-Comeau (2) - Shawinigan (5)
Chicoutimi (5) - Gatineau (2)
Cape Breton (5) - Halifax (2)
Newfoundland (5) - Saint John (4) (OT)
Player of the Night
Tommy Bleyl (MON) - 1 goal, 4 assists
Next Games: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026
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