The Saint John Sea Dogs pushed the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles to the brink of elimination in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs Tuesday with a 5-1 victory.
Tomas Jurco had a goal and two assists for No. 1 seed Saint John, which took a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series.
Jonathan Huberdeau and Steven Anthony each added a goal and an assist for Saint John, while Kevin Gagne also scored. Michael Kirkpatrick had three assists and Jacob DeSerres made 21 saves for the win.
Dany Potvin scored for Cape Breton and Andrew Hayes made 28 saves in the loss.
Game 4 is set for Wednesday in Sydney, N.S.
Elsewhere in the QMJHL playoffs it was: Montreal 2, Halifax 0; Shawinigan 3, P.E.I. 0; Lewiston 4, Moncton 2; Quebec 9, Val-d'Or 0; Drummondville 6, Chicoutimi 4; and Rimouski 7, Gatineau 4.
At Saint John, N.B., the Sea Dogs went 2-for-4 on the power play to improve to 10-for-18 in the first three games of the series.
After Potvin tied the score 1-1 for Cape Breton at 14:14 of the first, Anthony restored the Saint John lead just six seconds later.
Gagne made it 3-1 with 48 seconds left in the period and Galiev stretched the lead to three goals at 10:04 of the second.
Jurco rounded out the scoring on the power play 53 seconds into the third.
Juniors 2, Mooseheads 0
At Halifax, Trevor Parkes scored the winner with 1:08 left in the third period as Montreal took a 3-0 lead in its series with the Mooseheads.
Raphael Pouliot scored the Juniors' second goal with 25 seconds left in regulation. Jean-Francois Berube stopped 29 shots for the shutout.
Frederic Piche made 31 saves in defeat for Halifax, which will try to avoid elimination on home ice Wednesday.
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Cataractes 3, Rocket 0
At Charlottetown, Gabriel Girard made 28 saves for the shutout as Shawinigan took a 2-1 lead in its series with P.E.I.
Anton Zlobin, Ryan Kavanagh and Yannick Veilleux had the goals for the Cataractes, who can take a stranglehold with a victory in Game 4 on Wednesday.
Evan Mosher stopped 30 shots in defeat for the Rocket.
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Maineiacs 4, Wildcats 2
At Moncton, N.B., Michael Chaput and Cameron Critchlow each had a goal and an assist as Lewiston took a 2-1 lead in its series with the Wildcats.
Samuel Carrier and Alex Zafiris also scored for the Maineiacs. Nicholas Champion stopped 24 shots for the win.
Daniel Pettersson had both goals for Moncton, while Brandon Thibeau made 34 saves.
Game 4 goes Wednesday in Moncton.
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Remparts 9, Foreus 0
At Val-d'Or, Que., Alexandre Grenier led the way with a hat trick as the Quebec Remparts took a 3-0 lead in their series with the Foreurs.
Mirko Hoefflin and Frederick Roy each added a goal and two assists, while Mathieu Lavallee, Joel Champagne, Olivier Hinse and Vincent Barnard had the other goals for Quebec.
Game 4 goes Wednesday in Val-d'Or.
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Voltigeurs 6, Sagueneens 4
At Chicoutimi, Que., Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist as Drummondville took a 3-0 lead in its series with the Sagueneens.
Mathieu Guertin, Andre Bouvet-Morrissette and Jonathan Oligny added a goal and an assist for the Voltiguers, while Andrew Randazzo also scored.
Napessis Andre, Rock Regimbald Billy Lacasse and Nicolas Therrien replied for Chicoutimi, which will look to avoid the sweep on home ice when Game 4 goes Wednesday.
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Oceanic 7, Olympiques 4
At Rimouski, Que., Jarrad Struthers had two goals and an assist as the Oceanic got back in their series with Gatineau.
Felix Lefrancois added a goal and three assists for Rimouski, which still trails the series 2-1.
Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Petr Straka, Alex Emond and Patrick Delisle-Houde had the other goals for the Oceanic, who host Game 4 on Wednesday.
Tye McGinn, with a goal and an assist, Mathieu Talbot, Nicolas Deslauriers and Adam Janosik replied for Gatineau.
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