Saguenéens win Game 2 to even QMJHL final

Daniel St Louis/Moncton Wildcats

MONCTON - Liam Lefebvre's goal with 3:08 remaining in the third period was the difference in Game 2 of the Gilles-Courteau Trophy final.

Lefebvre ripped a shot past Moncton Wildcats goaltender Rudy Guimond to give the Chicoutimi Saguenéens a late 3-2 lead. The Wildcats were unable to get organized in the final minutes and couldn't net an equalizer.

🗣️🔊 NON, CE N’EST PAS Alexander Ovechkin… MAIS BIEN LIAAAAM LEFEBVRE ! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/IN3nZbW2wL

— Saguenéens (@SagueneensLHJMQ) May 10, 2026

The Game 2 victory by the Sags ties the QMJHL championship series up at 1-1. The series now shifts to Chicoutimi for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. 

In Saturday night's win, the Sags took a 2-1 lead early in the second period on an Alexis Bernier goal. The Wildcats tied it up at 2-2 at 8:05 when defenseman Evan Dépatie netted his third of the playoffs.

Jordan Tourigny had Chicoutimi's other goal. Lucas Beckman made 23 saves in the win.

Niko Tournas also scored for Moncton. Guimond made 17 saves in the loss.

This game felt like an extension of the second and third periods of Game 1. It was tight out there and it felt like the game was destined for overtime.

Some other news and notes...

• Former Sea Dogs defenseman Max Vilen had three shots in the loss.
• St. Andrews native Gabe Smith left the game for a few minutes in the third period after taking a hit along the boards in front of the Chicoutimi bench. He returned later in the period. Smith leads the QMJHL in points (27) and goals (16).
• The Wildcats didn't take a penalty until 11:23 of the third period when Rian Chudzinski took a double minor for head-butting. The penalty ended an impressive streak for the Wildcats.

  Les Wildcats n’ont offert aucun jeu de puissance à leurs rivaux deux matchs de suite en séries, une première en 49 ans en séries éliminatoires dans la #LHJMQ.
  
  La dernière fois que ça s’est produit: Montreal vs Québec en 1977.

  — Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) May 9, 2026

• Attendance was 7,023 – a larger crowd than Game 1 but still not a packed house.
• The series will, at minimum, go five games. Game 5 will take place Friday night at Avenir Centre.
• Game 2 of the WHL final was scheduled for late Saturday night. The Prince Albert Raiders took Game 1, defeating the Everett Silvertips 4-2 on the road.
• At the Centennial Cup in Summerside, the Western Capitals defeated the CCHL's Rockland Nationals 4-2. Former Sea Dogs defenseman Matthew MacLean had an assist in the win while goaltender Justin Robinson made 29 saves in the victory. This was Robinson's first start since March 16 – which was Robinson's only appearance in the MHL playoffs.
• On Friday night, Joe Veleno played his second game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, skating 10:32 in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres to tie the series at 1-1. He had one shot and one hit.