All good things come to an end and for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens the winning streak ended at seven as they lost 4 to 3 against the Phoenix in Sherbrooke. In this meeting, the special teams made the difference.
After a scoreless first period, the locals took advantage of a numerical advantage to open the scoring at the start of the second. Louis-Alex Tremblay beats Raphaël Précourt for his second of the season.
But the Sags will respond in the middle of the engagement when Loïc Usereau puts on his fifth to create the tie. With 2 minutes 30 to play, Nathan Lecompte gives the Blues the lead with his fifth of the year.
While Chicoutimi seemed to leave the locker room with a one-goal lead, the Phoenix took advantage of a major penalty from Félix Gagnon for a head hit to score twice before the end of the period.
Nothing to help matters, Charles-Antoine Lavallée received a punishment at the sound of the siren and Sherbrooke started third with a two-man advantage. With five to 5 against 3, Maxime Côté added a second goal in the match to give a 4 to 2 lead.
Chicoutimi will play catch-up hockey and with a minute to play, Nathan Lecompte takes advantage of a five-man attack to reduce the gap to one goal. Unfortunately, the visitors ran out of time and saw their winning streak come to an end.
Yanick Jean’s squad will end its three-game trip on Sunday with a stop in Gatineau.
