Saguenéens take series lead with OT win

Bruno Girard/Chicoutimi Saguenéens

The Chicoutimi Saguenéens have taken a 2-1 series lead in the Gilles-Courteau Trophy final.

Thomas Desruisseaux scored at 16:58 of overtime to give the Saguenéens a 5-4 win over the Moncton Wildcats on Tuesday night at Georges Vezina Centre.

Moncton forced overtime with two third period goals. Teddy Mutryn scored on a power play at 10:39 to cut Chicoutimi's lead to 4-3 and then sconnected again at 19:35 to tie things. The game-tying goal was a strange one as defenseman Tomas Lavoie and goaltender Lucas Beckman both misplayed a flip in.

Wow, miracle for @monctonwildcats ! 🙏

Another weird bounce workd in Teddy Mutryn's favor, who scores with 25 seconds left in the 3rd, and it's 4-4!

We're going to overtime! 🥵#QPlayoffs | #Proxi pic.twitter.com/n9cPwvNLcv

— QMJHL (@QMJHL) May 13, 2026

It was a strange night overall. Even the overtime goal was a weird one as it appeared as though Rudy Guimond had made a pad save – but after review it was apparent that Guimond's pad was below the goal line.

Voilà l’angle vidéo qui a mené au crédit du but gagnant à Thomas Desruisseaux ce soir. #FinaleLHJMQ2026 pic.twitter.com/5tR31iYem6

— Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) May 13, 2026

Former Sea Dogs defenseman Max Vilen also scored a weird goal, which tied the game at 2-2 in the second period.

Trick shot 🎱 https://t.co/tBULAmnm0g pic.twitter.com/nMTmUT29YQ

— Moncton Wildcats (@monctonwildcats) May 13, 2026

Moncton opened the scoring early in the first period but were playing from behind for much of the game. It wasn't until the third period and overtime that the Wildcats were able to control play for long stretches – play they'll hope to carry over into a pivotal Game 4 on Wednesday night.

Jordan Tourigny scored a pair of goals for Chicoutimi while singles came from Desruisseaux, Emile Guité and Christophe Berthelot. Beckman made 37 saves in the win – including 11 in overtime.

Simon Binkley also scored for Moncton. Rudy Guimond made 35 saves in the loss.

A few other news and notes...

• The Kitchener Rangers completed a sweep of the Barrie Colts to win their first OHL championship since 2008. The Rangers defeated the Colts 4-2 in Game 4 on Tuesday. The Rangers will face the host Kelowna Rockets in the first game of the Memorial Cup on May 22.
• In the WHL final, the Everett Silvertips defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 to take a 2-1 series lead.
• At the Centennial Cup, Matthew MacLean and the Summerside Western Capitals defeated the Thunder Bay North Stars of the SIJHL 5-3 to improve to 2-1-1 at the tournament. Justin Robinson did not play. This was Summerside's final game of the preliminary round.
• In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Joe Veleno and the Montreal Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Buffalo Sabres. That series is now tied 2-2. Veleno was a -1 with two hits in 6:42 of ice time.