Maineiacs lead series 2-1 after heartbreaker game 3 for the Juniors
The Montreal Juniors lost a heartbreaker to the Lewiston Maineiacs last night in game 3 of the round 2 QMJHL series.
The game was tied 1-1 in a tight game, until with 5 seconds remaining in the game, The Q’s leading regular season scorer, Étienne Brodeur potted his 3rd of the playoffs and giving the Maineiacs a 2-1 series lead.
Montreal outshot Lewiston 29-19, however Maineiacs goaltender Nicholas Champion was up to the task, earning himself a 2nd star nod in the game.
Read on for the official Juniors game recap.
The Lewiston MAINEiacs beat the Montreal Juniors by a 2 to 1 score during Game 3 of their best-of-seven series, taking a two games to one lead.
After a scoreless first period, Montreal's Trevor Parkes opened the scoring in the final minutes of the second period with his fifth of the playoffs. However, Lewiston's reply came just 45 seconds later, when Samuel Carrier scored his second of the playoffs, sending the teams back to the locker room tied at one.
In the third period, Lewiston's Étienne Brodeur's late game heroics clinched the win for his team, as he found the back of the net with only five seconds remaining on the clock. It was his third of the playoffs.
Kirill Kabanov of the MAINEiacs picked up two assists.
Juniors goalie Jean-François Bérubé turned aside 17 of the 19 shots he faced, while at the other end of the ice, Nicholas Champion stopped 28 of the 29 pucks fired his way. Étienne Brodeur (LEW), Nicholas Champion (LEW) and Samuel Carrier (LEW) were respectively named first, second and third stars of the game.
Game 4 of the series takes place Wednesday April 13th in Lewiston, with a 7:00pm start.
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