Don’t they say that “confessed fault is half forgiven”? After its bitter 10-2 setback on Sunday in Shawinigan, the Océanic calmed the discontent of some fans by offering an inspiring performance in a 5-3 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs, in front of more than 4,000 spectators at the Colisée Financière Sun Life.
Maxime Coursol broke the tie at the start of the third period by taking advantage of a Matteo Rotondi turnover to give his team the victory.
The Voltigeurs defender sluggishly played a loose puck near goalie Riley Mercer, allowing Maël Lavigne to put it back towards his teammate.
Jacob Mathieu, with his second of the match, completed into an empty net.
A few seconds earlier, Maël St-Denis had blocked a shot by diving onto the ice. He was credited with an assist.
“We talked about it (the defeat against the Cataractes) among ourselves. We talk about it more,” quipped Océanic head coach Joël Perrault, very happy with his team’s collective effort. “It will get better and better. We had just one 40-minute practice yesterday (Monday) since the Christmas break. With the return of our guys from the World Junior Hockey Championship, there are great things that will fall into place. I already really like the atmosphere we have in the room.”
Productive Fauchon in Rimouski
Jonathan Fauchon seems to really enjoy his new environment.
The QMJHL’s top scorer collected a goal and an assist after scoring twice on the road, Saturday and Sunday, against the Voltigeurs and the Cataractes.
“When I was traded here, I already knew that playing in Rimouski was hard with the energy of the crowd. The fans shout a lot. It’s different than in Boisbriand. We have just demonstrated our character against the 2nd best team in the league in the general classification. It’s easy to play with Mathieu and Alex Blais », Estimates the new number 16 of the Océanic.
Luke Woodworth, Hugo Dufour and Sam Oliver scored for the Voltigeurs, while Mathis Dubé scored the Océanic’s third before the end of the second period.
Spencer Gill also had two assists. Goalkeeper William Lacelle did well again with 28 saves for Rimouski.
After the New Year’s break, the Océanic will prepare for its two games of the weekend scheduled for Friday against the Tigres in Victoriaville and Sunday, at the Colisée Financière Sun Life, for the visit of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.
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