Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Connor Towle, left, looks around Maxime Coursol of the Val-d’Or Foreurs during Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney on Friday. Cape Breton won the game 5-3. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST Jeremy FraserArticle contentThe Cape Breton Eagles didn’t let a slow start get the better of them on Friday.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentDespite trailing 2-0 midway through the first period, Cape Breton responded by pulling out a 5-3 victory over the Val-d’Or Foreurs in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney.Article contentArticle contentThe win was the Eagles’ fourth straight, dating back to Nov. 22. Since then, the club has defeated the Foreurs, Saint John Sea Dogs twice and the Sherbrooke Phoenix.Article contentArticle contentReece Peitzsche scored twice while Caden Kelly, Derek Andrews and Lewis Gendron also netted goals for the Eagles.Article contentNathan Brisson, Philippe Veilleux and Louis-Charles Plourde replied with goals for the Foreurs.Article contentCape Breton’s Connor Towle made 27 saves. Val-d’Or’s Émile Beaunoyer stopped 35 of 40 shots.Article content Romain Litalien of the Cape Breton Eagles, right, blows past Benjamin Cossette Ayotte of the Val-d’Or Foreurs during Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League first period action at Centre 200 in Sydney on Friday. Cape Breton won the game 5-3. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST Jeremy FraserArticle contentVal-d’Or opened the scoring at 8:34 of the first period with Brisson scoring his 13th goal of the season. The Foreurs added to their lead shortly after with Veilleux notching his team-leading 18th goal of the season at 13:21, but the Eagles would cut the lead to one with Kelly scoring his second goal of the season three minutes later at 16:21.Article contentThe Eagles tied the game 26 seconds into the second period with Peitzsche scoring his 11th goal of the season. Cape Breton took its first lead at 16:08 of the middle stanza with Andrews netting his first career QMJHL goal. Gendron made the score 4-2, finding the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season on the power play at 17:32 of the second period.Article contentArticle contentThe Foreurs cut the Eagles lead to one with Plourde’s sixth of the season at 17:45 of the third period, but Cape Breton regained the two-goal lead shortly after with Peitzsche scoring his second goal of the game, 12th of the season, at 17:58 to secure the victory.Article contentCape Breton outshot Val-d’Or 40-30 while going 1-for-3 on the power play. The Foreurs were 0-for-3 with the man-advantage.Article contentThe Eagles and Foreurs will finish their two-game season series on Saturday at Centre 200. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.Article contentGAME NOTES: Eliot Litalen (injury), Samuel Boyer (injury) and Jacob De Ladurantaye (injury) were not in the lineup for Cape Breton.; Samuel Fiala (injured/sick), Étienne Maheu (injured/sick), Evan Sercerchi (injured/sick) and Alix Durocher (injured/sick) were not dressed for Val-d’Or.; Foreurs’ Maxime Coursol had his 20-game point streak come to an end by not recording a point in the contest.; Former Eagles draft pick Mavrik Duhaime was in the lineup for the Foreurs for the game. He had no points and one hit.; Val-d’Or’s Jacob Gouchie had eight hits in the contest, while Cape Breton Hugo Charron had four hits.; Val-d’Or’s Charles-Antoine Thériault made his QMJHL debut in the contest.; Attendance for the game was 2,407.Article content
QMJHL: Cape Breton Eagles push winning streak to four games with come-from-behind win over Val-d’Or Foreurs
