Foreurs into Memorial Cup semifinal with 4-3 double overtime win over Oil Kings
LONDON, Ont. – Anthony Richard scores the double overtime winner for the Val-d’Or Foreurs in a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Memorial Cup on Tuesday.
The Foreurs advance to Friday’s semifinal with the marathon win that finished with Richard scoring on a breakaway 1:15 in the second overtime.
Pierre-Maxime Poudrier scored short-handed for the Foreurs with captain Samuel Henley and Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant also contributinhg a goal each for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions.
Curtis Lazar had a goal and an assist for the Oil Kings. Henrik Samuelsson and Reid Petryk also scored for the Western Hockey League champions.
Edmonton outshot Val-d’Or 50-33. Foreurs goaltender Antoine Bibeau stopped 47 shots, including a penalty-shot attempt in the first period. Oil Kings goaltender Tristan Jarry made 29 saves in defeat.
The tournament’s final round-robin game pits the Ontario Hockey League champions the Guelph Storm against the host London Knights.
The Storm have already secured a berth in Sunday’s final with two wins, while the winless Knights need a victory to avoid elimination and get into a tiebreaker game.
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