QUEBEC CITY – It’s now a 40-minute game for the Charlottetown Islanders.
The Islanders and Quebec Remparts are tied 1-1 after the first period in Quebec City in Game 7 of their best-of-seven Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series.
Islanders veteran Pascal Aquin opened the scoring 2:26 into the game off a Saku Vesterinen shot. It was the overage forward’s third goal of the series. Keith Getson got the other assist.
The lead lasted 57 seconds before Andrew Coxhead tied it with his second of the series. Etienne Verrette and former Isles forward Matthew Grouchy had the helpers.
The goalies are Matthew Welsh (Charlottetown) and Antoine Samuel (Quebec).
Quebec holds a 12-9 shot advantage while the Islanders won 16 of the 30 faceoffs.
Quebec was 0-for-2 on the power play while Charlottetown was 0-for-1.
