Fadden gets an OT winner ... Barberio back in the goal column ... Cunti scores again.
QMJHL
Baie-Comeau Drakkar 3 @ Moncton Wildcats 6
D Mark Barberio [9], MCT: 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 46 GP, 10-20-30, +9, 30 PIM
Barberio scores his first goal and point in five games. He notched his first plus-rating game of 2009. Hopefully this gets him back on a hot streak, which he’s been on for most of the season.
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2 @ Rimouski Oceanic 5
W/C Luca Cunti [10], RIM: 1-1-2, +2, 2 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 43 GP, 12-21-33, +3, 24 PIM
Cunti is now on a five game point streak (3-3-6).
Halifax Mooseheads 2 @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 3 (OT)
D Michael Ward [11], CB: 0-1-1, -1, 4 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 48 GP, 5-20-21, +2, 75 PIM
With Cape Breton: 13 GP, 1-7-8, +1, 23 PIM
Ward sets a new career high for points in a season.
OHL
Saginaw Spirit 3 @ Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2
W Kyle DeCoste [12], SSM: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM (elbowing)
Season totals: 42 GP, 9-8-17, -17, 55 PIM
With SSM: 6 GP, 1-2-3, -4, 4 PIM
Despite the close game, these teams combined for 90 penalty minutes. The Soo has lost five in a row.
WHL
Everett Silvertips 3 @ Tri-City Americans 4 (OT)
C Mitch Fadden [13], TC: 2-0-2, +1, 4 PIM (boarding, diving), *First Star*
Season totals: 41 GP, 19-26-45, +10, 31 PIM
With TC: 32 GP, 17-23-40, +8, 23 PIM
Fadden scored twice in the game, including the overtime winner. Tri-City was down 2-0 and 3-2 in the game before ultimately taking the two points from Everett. Unofficially, this was Fadden’s fifth First Star of the season.
Vancouver Giants 5 @ Chilliwack Bruins 0
C James Wright [14], VAN: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM (roughing)
Season totals: 47 GP, 16-19-35, +20, 35 PIM
Wright's goal streak ends at two games.