Jacob Newcombe provided a goal and an assist on Saturday to help the Cape Breton Eagles win 5-1 over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Author of an 18th goal, Newcombe was then an accomplice in Lewis Gendron’s net.
Cole Burbidge gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead at 7:17 in the first period on the rebound of a Xavier Daigle shot.
Newcombe doubled the cushion midway through the first period, just after a penalty imposed on the Eagles.
He completed a pass from New Jersey Devils prospect Cam Squires.
During the superiority, the puck hit the post on a shot by Louis-François Bélanger, of the Titan.
Early in the second period, Newcombe passed at the right goal to Gendron, who obtained his 14th goal of the season.
Joseph Henneberry and Ales Zielinski also scored for the Eagles, while Squires had three assists.
The reply came from Titan captain Colby Huggan.
Rouyn-Noranda 4 Quebec 0
Zach Pelletier made 25 saves and the Huskies ended a three-game winning streak for the Remparts, winning 4-0.
Pelletier played a first match with his new club.
He was acquired from the Gatineau Olympics last month.
The visitors led 2-0 when they added two goals in 1:27, in the third period.
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 Baie-Comeau 5
Matyas Melovsky had two goals and an assist as the Drakkar defeated the Armada, 5-2.
Lucas Beckman made 40 saves for the Drakkar, who scored five unanswered goals.
Val-d’Or 3 Gatineau 1
Donovan Arsenault scored twice and the Foreurs got back on track after two straight defeats, inflicting a 3-1 setback on the Gatineau Olympics.
Saint John 1 Charlottetown 5
Maxwell Jardine scored his first goal in the QMJHL and the Islanders prevailed against the Sea Dogs, 4-1.
Jardine hit the mark with a wrist shot from the blue line.
Saint John lost a fourth consecutive game.
