ROUYN-NORANDA — Benjamin Brunelle's goal 5:23 into the third period proved to be the winner as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies edged the visiting Victoriaville Tigres 4-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Arena Glencore.
Eliot Ogonowski scored twice and Lars Steiner added a single for the Huskies (4-1-2-0), who were tied 1-1 after the first period but led 2-1 heading into the third.
Korney Korneyev and Alexis Bourque scored for the Tigres (2-3-0-0), who were outshot 42-32. Tigres' netminder Gabriel D'Aigle stopped 38 of the 42 shots directed at him, while Samuel Meloche stopped 30 of 32 shots for the Huskies.
The Huskies went 1-for-1 on the power play, while the Tigres were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Saturday:
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