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QMJHL: Saguenéens' five-goal third period fuels 7-5 win comeback over Olympiques

GATINEAU, Que. — Emmanuel Vermette and Maxim Massé each scored two goals in leading the Chicoutimi Saguenéens to a 7-5 comeback win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

GATINEAU, Que. — Emmanuel Vermette and Maxim Massé each scored two goals in leading the Chicoutimi Saguenéens to a 7-5 comeback win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

Korney Korneyev, Christophe Berthelot and Kassim Gaudet also netted goals for Chicoutimi (32-13-3-7), which won its third in a row. Raphaël Précourt made 32 saves.

Lukas Kral, with two goals, Julien Paillé, Nicholas Petrut and Gabriel Séguin replied for Gatineau (14-28-7-5). Iain Wintle stopped 29-of-35 shots.

Petrut's goal 51 seconds into the third period put the Olympiques ahead 4-2 before the Saguenéens flipped the game on its head.

Massé got the show started at 5:08 and Vermette finished the job with an empty-netter with two seconds left as the Saguenéens outscored Gatineau 5-1 in the final 15 minutes of the contest to emerge victorious.

This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 26, 2025.

The Canadian Press



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