QMJHL Roundup: Petr Straka's four points lead Drakkar past Tigres 4-1

Petr Straka scored twice and assisted on two more as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar downed the visiting Victoriaville Tigres 4-1 on Sunday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

The 20-year-old forward has scored eight times in his last six outings and he now has 11 total goals in 11 games, which puts him top 10 in QMJHL scoring.

Felix Girard and Raphael Bussieres had a goal and two assists apiece for the Drakkar (9-4-2), who have earned at least one point in seven straight contests.

Mathieu Ayotte scored the lone goal for the Tigres (7-6-3), who had their four-game winning streak halted.

Baie-Comeau's Philippe Cadorette made 27 saves for the win while Victoriaville's Guillaume Decelles took the loss after allowing two goals on five shots in the first five minutes of the game.

Brandon Whitney stopped 30-of-32 shots in 55 minutes of relief.

The Drakkar went 1-for-7 on the power play while the Tigres failed to score on five chances with the man advantage.

Elsewhere in the QMJHL, it was: Saint John 3, Chicoutimi 2 (OT); Halifax 7, P.E.I. 3; Quebec 2, Gatineau 1; and Rouyn-Noranda 8, Rimouski 3.

At Baie-Comeau, Que., Straka opened the scoring at 3:15 of the first period.

Bussieres make it 2-0 for the Drakkar with a power-play goal at 5:01, however Ayotte responded for Victoriaville at 6:35.

Girard restored a two-goal lead for Baie-Comeau at 10:35.

After a scoreless second period, Straka added one more goal for the Drakkar at 10:06 of the third period.

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Sea Dogs 3 Sagueneens 2 (OT)

At Saint John, N.B., Marcus Cuomo scored with 10 seconds remaining in the third period to force overtime and Oliver Cooper scored the winning goal 1:56 into extra time as the Sea Dogs (8-7-0) slipped past Chicoutmi (6-8-3), which are losers of five straight matches.

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Mooseheads 7 Rocket 3

At Halifax, six Mooseheads' players recorded a multi-point game including Matthew Boudreau, who scored twice, as Halifax (15-1-0) won its 13th straight game by beating P.E.I. (10-5-1).

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Remparts 2 Olympiques 1

At Quebec City, Marc-Antoine Carrier scored the winning goal at 11:32 of the third period and Francois Brassard stopped 22 shots as the Remparts (12-3-0) edged Gatineau (5-9-1) for their third win in their last four outings.

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Huskies 8 Oceanic 3

At Rouyn-Noranda, Que., Cody Donaghey and Redgie Bois each scored twice as the Huskies (12-3-1) won their fourth game in a row by downing Rimouski (9-6-2).