Titan advance to play Islanders

Halifax Mooseheads website

The matchups for the second round of the QMJHL's President Cup playoffs are set.

The Acadie-Bathurst Titan secured the final spot in the second round by defeating the Halifax Mooseheads 2-1 in Game 5 on Friday night, taking the series 3-2. The Titan trailed 2-0 in the series and needed triple overtime on Wednesday to force a winner-take-all Game 5.

ALLLLLLLLLL THE WAY BACK!!!!!!!!

VICTOIREEEEEEEE!!!!#GoTitanGo⚔️ pic.twitter.com/n23rhfLDrq

— Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst (@ABTitan) May 14, 2022

The Titan will face the Charlottetown Islanders in the second round, which is also a best-of-five. That series begins Sunday afternoon at Eastlink Centre.

The Islanders won five of the nine regular season meetings against the Titan.

Here's how the next round will shake down:

Eastern Conference

1) Quebec vs 6) Rimouski

2) Charlottetown vs 4) Bathurst

Western Conference

1) Sherbrooke vs 5) Blainville-Boisbriand

2) Gatineau vs 3) Shawinigan

Over in the Ontario Hockey League, the Hamilton Bulldogs were the first team to advance to the conference finals, completing a sweep of the Mississauga Steelheads.

In the Western Hockey League, the Eastern Conference final is set - and it's what we all expected. The Edmonton Oil Kings and Winnipeg Ice, who have been near the top of the CHL Top 10 rankings all season, will meet in a conference final showdown.