Montreal Grabs 2-1 Advantage In Series
March 22, 2010 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Montreal Juniors News Release
Montreal, March 22nd, 2010-The Montreal Juniors took a 1-1 first-round tie into Gatineau's Centre Robert-Guertin this evening, eager to take the lead in the series. After having gotten off to a bit of a shaky start in this matchup, it was finally the Juniors who prevailed by a score of 5-2.
As both teams once again took turns in the penalty box, it was the Olympics' Yoan Pinette who opened the scoring for his team in the first period. Mitchell Porowski and Alex Noël picked up assists on the play. Matthew Brenton responded for the Juniors minutes later, and the two teams headed into the first intermission tied at 1.
Unwilling to let Gatineau dominate as they had in the first 20 minutes, Pascal Vincent's men came out aggressively in the second period. It was Trevor Parkes' turn to use the man advantage to get on the board, scoring his third goal of the playoffs. Teammate Vincent Bourgeois was the next to light the lamp for the Juniors, and Parkes' second of the game gave the Junior a 4-1 lead. Gatineau would come to within 2 as Hugo Laporte scored minutes before the two teams went back into the dressing rooms.
In the third period, Juniors' forward Louis-Marc Aubry was the only player to add his name to the scoresheet. Goaltender Jean-François Bérubé stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Montreal squad, while Maxime Clermont made 19 saves defending Gatineau's net.
The two teams will face off again this Wednesday, March 24th at 7:30 p.m. at Centre Robert-Guertin before returning home for Game #5, Friday, March 26th at 7:35 p.m. If necessary, Game #6 will be played in Gatineau the next day at 7 p.m., whereas Game #7 would be in Montreal on Tuesday, March 30th at 7:35 p.m.
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from March 22, 2010
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