CAPE BRETON — Rian Chudzinski scored the shootout winner to lift the Moncton Wildcats to a 3-2 victory over the Cape Breton Eagles on Friday night in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

Kuzma Voronin and Preston Lounsbury scored in regulation for Moncton (1-1-1), which got 34 saves from Rudy Guimond.

Reece Peitzsche and Eliot Litalien replied for Cape Breton (1-1-1). Félix Hamel kicked out 30 shots.

Entering the third period down 1-0, the Wildcats got on the board then took the lead in a span of 28 seconds around the midway point of the frame. Lounsbury scored at 9:17, with Voronin putting the Wildcats ahead at 9:45.

However, Litalien sent the game to overtime with the tying marker with just one second left in regulation.

—REMPARTS 3 HUSKIES 2 (OT)

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Ant

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