Eagles Look to Keep Season Alive against Regiment Tonight
QMJHL Cape Breton Eagles

Eagles Look to Keep Season Alive against Regiment Tonight

Published on April 3, 2026 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Cape Breton Eagles News Release


It's win or go home tonight for the Cape Breton Eagles as they take on the Newfoundland Regiment in game five of their best of seven first round playoff series.

The Eagles and Regiment had a day off following a game four that saw Newfoundland send Cape Breton to the brink of elimination. Ryan Dwyer scored twice and Louis-Antoine Denault stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 5-1 victory for Newfoundland. It was the second straight game in which Maxime Sauthier scored for the Eagles.

Connor Towle was between the pipes for the Eagles, starting his first game of the series and stopped 26 of 31 shots. His goaltending partner Félix Hamel, who started the first three games of the series, is one of three Eagle players looking to extend their QMJHL careers this evening. Hamel, captain Lewis Gendron and rugged winger Lucas Romeo have filled the Eagles overage slots throughout the season.

Injuries have hurt the Eagles throughout the series, with Rory Pilling the most recent player to join the injured ranks having not played in game four. Eliot Litalien, who had been injured after a hit by Dawson Sharkey in game two, has been skating with the Eagles and could spark the club if he's able to return. Sharkey was given a two game suspension for the hit and is ineligible to return tonight.

Should the Eagles win this evening, it would force the series back to Newfoundland for game six on Easter Sunday and a potential game seven on Tuesday night.

Here's what else you need to know ahead of tonight's game!

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Venue: Centre 200, Sydney, NS

Puck drop: 7 PM AST

Web coverage: https://www.flohockey.tv

Radio Coverage: 1270 AM CJCB or online at www.cjcbradio.com

Twitter: @cbehockey

Live stats: https://chl.ca/lhjmq-eagles/gamecentre/32495/

NEWFOUNDLAND CAPE BRETON

3rd Eastern Conference, 38-22-3-1 (Away: 17-13-1-1) REGULAR SEASON RECORD 6th Eastern Conference, 28-23-4-9 (Home: 14-10-2-6)

3/16 POWER PLAY THIS SERIES 2/16

Justin Larose & Alexis Michaud (6 points in 4 games) SERIES LEADING SCORER Raoul Boilard (5 points in 4 games)

Louis-Antoine Denault (4 games, 67 saves on 73 shots) SERIES GOALTENDING Félix Hamel (3 games, 63 saves on 71 shots)

110 FACEOFFS WON THIS SERIES 130

56 HITS THIS SERIES 56

127 SHOTS THIS SERIES 98

Marek Danicek, Ryan Dwyer (2), Louis-François Bélanger, Maddex Marmulak GAME FOUR GOAL SCORERS Maxime Sauthier

Kingsley Austin INJURY REPORT (PRIOR GAME) Will Murphy, Romain Litalien, Eliot Litalien, Rory Pilling

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