MONCTON — Vincent Collard scored at 2:34 of the second overtime period to lift the Moncton Wildcats to a 4-3 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the visiting Rimouski Oceanic on Sunday night at the Avenir Centre.
Juraj Pekarcik had a goal and an assist and Etienne Morin and Caleb Desnoyers each added three assists for the Wildcats, who grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship series.
Julius Sumpf and Markus Vidicek also scored for the Wildcats, who won Saturday's series opener 4-1.
Jack Martin, Mathieu Cataford and Jonathan Fauchon scored for the Oceanic, who will host Game 3 on Wednesday in Rimouski, Que. Fauchon's game-tying goal came at 17:20 of the third period and forced the overtime.
The Wildcats outshot the Oceanic 46-31, and went 1-for-2 on the power play. The Oceanic were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
The Oceanic led 2-1 after the first period but the teams were tied 2-2 heading into the third.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 11, 2025.
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