The Victoriaville Tigres were visited by the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Affected by a slight virus, Nathan Darveau was absent. Frédéric Duteau got the start in front of the Félins cage. He was assisted by the Victoriavillois Mathis Dorcal-Madore who was called in reinforcement.
The visitors took the lead thanks to Alexis Gendron’s 25th goal of the season. A few minutes later, Jérémy Michaud fell heavily and remained lying on the ice. The officials did not stop play and Zachary Cardinal doubled the lead for his team.
In the second period, Mikaël Denis recovered a favorable rebound to thwart Duteau. Captain Maxime Pellerin provided the response by also scoring his 25th goal of the season on a power play. Before the end of the engagement, Samuel Desgroseilliers deflected a pass from Zachary Cardinal into his net.
Neither side was able to score in the third period as the Tigers lost 4-1 to the Armada.
Without being flamboyant, the visitors knew how to capitalize at the right time to save themselves with victory. “It was a good road game in which we wanted to keep it simple and play in our identity. We moved our feet and were aggressive on the puck carrier. We gave them some momentum with our indiscipline, but we were able to limit the damage,” said Armada head coach Bruce Richardson.
The Tigers did not play a bad game. The puck just didn’t seem to roll for them in this duel. “The score does not indicate the pace of the game. We practically had the same number of throws and dangerous throws as them. The turning point of the match was their fourth goal as we redirected it into our own net. Their previous goal was on a return from the ramp so I sincerely believe that the game could have been tighter in terms of scoring,” explained the pilot of the Félins, Carl Mallette.
The latter is still happy with the effort deployed by his troop, which executed the established game plan well. “I am satisfied with the effort of my players. We showed up and until their first goal we were generating good chances to score. It could easily have been the tie after the first period. In the end, we were never able to get back into the game. They’re a good, well-run, hard-working team. We were still able to limit their chances of quality by respecting our structure. We were simply unable to produce offensively. »
The Tigers’ next game will be Thursday night in Baie-Comeau when they visit the Drakkar. Only one point separates the two teams in the standings.
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