QMJHL - Montreal Juniors Fail to Gain Ground in Standings, Lose at Home Against the Val d'Or Foreurs 5-2
The Montreal Juniors faced another team well beneath them in the QMJHL standings and again were unable to come away with a much needed win if their hopes to rise in the Telus West Division were to be fulfilled. The Juniors hosted the Val d'Or Foreurs, a division rival, and although the Foreurs appear to be bottom dwellers in the "Q", Montreal has 4 wins and 3 losses against them.
Montreal outshot Val d'or 41-32, went 1-7 on the powerplay and allowed 2 goals while down a man. Angelo Esposito and Alex wall did the scoring for the Juniors, but for the first time this season, Jake Allen was pulled after letting in 3 unanswered goals, giving backup Jean-François Bérubé some time between the pipes.
Please read on for the official Juniors' game recap.
The Montreal Juniors faced the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Friday night, losing by a score of 5-2.
Jake Allen and the Juniors did not get off to the start they hoped, letting in two early goals, by Marco Scandella and Cédrick Henley. The Juniors found themselves looking for their first goal entering the second period, unable to produce any first period offense.
The Foreurs tallied again early in the second, when Jonathon Hazen would score just 21 seconds into the period, ending goalie Jake Allen's night. With a 3-0 lead on the Juniors, Jake Allen was replaced by goalie Jean-Francois Bérubé. Finally able to find some offence, the Juniors would get themselves within one as Angelo Esposito scored his 22nd goal of the season and defensemen Alex Wall tallied his 8th.
With a score of 3-2 to start the third period, the Juniors kept it close with Bérubé making some key saves for his team. No match for the Foreurs tonight, Val-d'Or scored two more goals by Samuel Morneau and Keven Guérette-Charland, bringing the final score to 5-2.
The Juniors will take to the road tomorrow, against Gatineau, before returning home to face Baie Comeau on Sunday afternoon at 4:30pm.
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