MTL Juniors defeat the Remparts at home 5 to 2

The Montreal Juniors earned their second consecutive win as they defeated the Quebec Remparts by the score of 5 to 2. The Juniors took the lead in the first period and never looked back. Forwards Louis-Marc Aubry and Trevor Parkes led the way with two goals each while winger Pier-Antoine Dion also had a goal and an assist. Goaltender Jake Allen was excellent in the victory as he stopped 29 shots.

Midway through the first, the Juniors took the lead when forward Louis-Marc Aubry scored the only goal of the period as he tapped in the rebound for his third of the year from Pier-Antoine Dion and Alex Wall. Montreal outplayed Quebec in the second as the Juniors added two more goals and outshot the opponent 17 to 7. Just five minutes into second, winger Pier-Antoine Dion scored his seventh of the season from Nicolas Chouinard and Louis-Marc Aubry. Montreal stretched the lead to three goals when Juniors leading scorer Trevor Parkes put the puck through Remparts goaltender Jean-Philippe Gagnon’s pads for his twelfth of the year on the power play at 10:09. Guillaume Asselin and Alex Wall were on the helpers. That goal concluded Jean-Philippe Gagnon’s day as he was replaced by Eric Bourdon.



The game got tighter in the third. The Remparts took advantage on the 5 on 3 power play when forward Marc-Olivier Vallerand put the loose puck into the net at 1:01 from Ryan Bourque and Danick Paquette. Remparts winger Ryan Bourque cut the deficit to one when he scored on the rebound chance from Marc-Olivier Vallerand’s shot at 8:53. The Juniors put the game away when Trevor Parkes and Louis-Marc Aubry added the two empty netters towards the end of the game. The Juniors beat the Remparts by the final score of 5 to 2.



St. Louis Blue’s prospect and Juniors goalie Jake Allen was superb in the victory as he made 29 saves. Remparts goalie Jean-Philippe Gagnon gave up 3 goals on 26 shots and was handed the loss. His replacement Eric Bourdon made all 11 saves. The Juniors are now to 11-9-0-1 while the Remparts fall to 14-4-2-3.



Montreal Juniors will conclude this four-game homestand against top ranked Drummondville Voltigeurs, on Tuesday at 7:35PM. Then, the Juniors will go on a short two-game roadtrip. They will take on Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on November 13th and Val-d’Or Foreurs on November 14th. The Juniors will return to Montreal on Friday, November 20th as they take on the Halifax Mooseheads.