North American Juniors

Ontario Hockey League

Brampton Battalion 5 @ Ottawa 67’s 3

D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-1-1, E, 5 PIM
Season totals: 57 GP, 2-22-24, -7, 51 PIM

Blujus (pictured) had a helper and got in his first OHL fight as the Battalion handled the 67’s in Ottawa, 5-3. Brampton scored three times in about 2 minutes early in the third period to break open a close game. Blujus (6-3, 195) fought Joseph Blandisi (5-11, 190).

Barrie Colts 0 @ Belleville Bulls 3

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-0-0, E, 6 PIM
Season totals: 55 GP, 4-17-21, E, 64 PIM
With Barrie: 17 GP, 2-5-7, -1, 25 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

Dotchin took three minor penalties as Bruins prospect Malcolm Subban stopped 29 shots to shut out the visiting Colts, 3-0. It was Subban’s third shutout of the year in 23 wins.

Kitchener Rangers 3 @ Guelph Storm 5

C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: Did not play
Season totals: 43 GP, 8-45-53, +15, 90 PIM

Guelph scored a big win over division-rival Kitchener, 5-3, on Monday. Tanner Richard was not in the lineup due to an upper body injury.

Note: Windsor’s Slater Koekkoek is out for the season with an injured shoulder.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Val-d’Or Foreurs 5 @ Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4

D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG, 1 Hit
Season totals: 45 GP, 6-25-31, +18, 51 PIM

Sergeev was back after missing Saturday’s game due to a brief suspension. He was scoreless, but his teammates netted three goals in a decisive third period to win, 5-4. Former Lightning prospect camper Brandon Hynes had two goals and two assists for the Foreurs.

Ontario Hockey League

Barrie Colts 3 @ Brampton Battalion 5

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 54 GP, 4-17-21, E, 58 PIM
With Barrie: 16 GP, 2-5-7, -1, 19 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-1-1, +2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 56 GP, 2-21-23, -7, 46 PIM

Two streaks ended on Sunday as Dylan Blujus (pictured) snapped his season-long (tie) six-game scoreless streak and Barrie defenseman Jake Dotchin’s career-long four-game point streak came to an end. Brampton scored four times in the second period on 16 shots. They only managed two in the third period.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 7 @ Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5

W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: 2-3-5, +3, 0 PIM, 6 SOG, 0 Hits, *Third Star*
Season totals: 22 GP, 16-28-44, +11, 2 PIM
With R-N: 16 GP, 13-21-34, +12, 0 PIM
With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 1-2-3, +2, 0 PIM, 4 SOG, 1 Hit
Season totals: 53 GP, 22-49-71, +24, 87 PIM

Kucherov (pictured) extended his point streak to 12 games with his second five-point night in his last three games. He has 12 points in those three games, which raised his season points-per-game average to two. Kucherov’s linemate, Swiss native Sven Andrighetto (2013), had four goals and two assists for first star honors. For the Armada, Lightning prospect Cedric Paquette had his first three-point night of February; he had four in January.

Val-d’Or Foreurs 5 @ Chicoutimi Sagueneens 7

D Artem Sergeev, VDO: Did not play
Season totals: 44 GP, 6-25-31, +19, 49 PIM

Sergeev missed Saturday’s game, likely the result of a match penalty he received on Friday against the Sags.

Ontario Hockey League

Mississauga Steelheads 0 @ Barrie Colts 3

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM
Season totals: 53 GP, 4-17-21, +2, 58 PIM
With Barrie: 15 GP, 2-5-7, +1, 19 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

Dotchin extended his point streak to a career-high four games with an assist while helping the Colts shut out the visiting Steelheads, 3-0. Undrafted German overager Mathias Niederberger made 28 saves for the win.

Guelph Storm 4 @ Plymouth Whalers 7

C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season totals: 43 GP, 8-45-53, +15, 90 PIM

Rickard Rakell, just assigned to Plymouth from the Anaheim Ducks, had a goal and two assists and Matthew Mistele (2014) had a hat trick for the Whalers in their home win over Guelph. Rakell had no points in four games with Anaheim this season.

Note: Windsor’s Slater Koekkoek is out for the season with an injured shoulder.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 @ Drummondville Voltigeurs 5 (OT)

W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: 1-1-2, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 0 Hits
Season totals: 21 GP, 14-25-39, +8, 2 PIM
With R-N: 15 GP, 11-18-29, +9, 0 PIM
With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

Kucherov extended his point streak to 11 games with a goal and an assist, but the Huskies blew a 4-1 lead entering the third period and lost in overtime. Kucherov’s goal was scored on the power play with two seconds remaining in the first period. Defenseman Nikolas Brouillard (2013) had a hat trick for the Volts.

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 1 @ Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4

C Cedric Paquette, BLB: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG, 4 Hits, *Second Star*
Season totals: 52 GP, 21-47-68, +22, 87 PIM

Paquette (pictured) is now 20 points ahead of last year’s season total in 11 fewer games. On Friday he led the team in hits with four. The team had nine total hits.

Val-d’Or Foreurs 5 @ Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4 (SO)

D Artem Sergeev, VDO: 0-0-0, E, 7 PIM, 0 SOG, 0 Hits
Season totals: 44 GP, 6-25-31, +19, 49 PIM

Sergeev was kicked out of the game midway through the first period after taking a slashing penalty.

Ontario Hockey League

Owen Sound Attack 4 @ Guelph Storm 2

C/W Tanner Richard, GUE: 0-0-0, -2, 2 PIM
Season totals: 42 GP, 8-45-53, +15, 90 PIM

Richard has just three points in his last six games.

Note: Windsor’s Slater Koekkoek is out for the season with an injured shoulder.

Ontario Hockey League

Brampton Battalion 1 @ Peterborough Petes 3

D Dylan Blujus, BRAM: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals: 55 GP, 2-20-22, -9, 46 PIM

Blujus’ scoreless streak is now at six games, which ties his longest streak without a point this season. His rough patch also includes a minus-5 rating over the last four games.