Sam Reinhart continued to build his impressive postseason resume Thursday, scoring a goal and four assists to lead Kootenay to a 6-5 victory over Calgary in Game 5 of the WHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinal. Reinhart leads the league with 14 points (5+9) as Kootenay has gotten out to a 3-2 series advantage. Perhaps the biggest stat of all is Reinhart's line of 25-44-69 in 32 games since returning from the 2014 World Junior Championship.
Michael Dal Colle finished off the rush for his fifth goal of the playoffs as Oshawa eliminated Mississauga with a 4-3 overtime victory. Dal Colle ripped it up in the first round with 10 points in the four-game sweep. Hunter Smith, who snuck into the 2013 draft by four days but went unselected, scored in overtime to seal the deal. The 6-foot-6 winger posted 10 points (2+8) in the series following a 40-point (16+24) regular season.
In the QMJHL, Ivan Barbashev scored two goals including one of of a great effort for the game winner as Moncton stayed alive with a 3-2 victory over Blainville-Boisbriand in Game 5 of their series. The hard-working winger has four goals and nine points through the five games. The Wildcats trail the Armada 3-2 with Game Six set for Sunday.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel connected for this first two goals of the playoffs as Val-d'Or advanced to the second round with an 8-2 trouncing of Acadie-Bathurst. A likely second-third round selection in June, Aube-Kubel scored 22 goals and 53 points during the regular season.
Nikolaj Ehlers capped the first round with a pair of goals as Halifax moved on with a 11-3 trouncing of Charlottetown. Ehlers tuned the Islanders with four goals and 10 points in the four games while riding wing on a line with Tampa prospect Jonathan Drouin. In 67 regular season and playoffs combined, Ehlers has produced 53 goals and 114 points.
Michael Dal Colle finished off the rush for his fifth goal of the playoffs as Oshawa eliminated Mississauga with a 4-3 overtime victory. Dal Colle ripped it up in the first round with 10 points in the four-game sweep. Hunter Smith, who snuck into the 2013 draft by four days but went unselected, scored in overtime to seal the deal. The 6-foot-6 winger posted 10 points (2+8) in the series following a 40-point (16+24) regular season.
In the QMJHL, Ivan Barbashev scored two goals including one of of a great effort for the game winner as Moncton stayed alive with a 3-2 victory over Blainville-Boisbriand in Game 5 of their series. The hard-working winger has four goals and nine points through the five games. The Wildcats trail the Armada 3-2 with Game Six set for Sunday.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel connected for this first two goals of the playoffs as Val-d'Or advanced to the second round with an 8-2 trouncing of Acadie-Bathurst. A likely second-third round selection in June, Aube-Kubel scored 22 goals and 53 points during the regular season.
Nikolaj Ehlers capped the first round with a pair of goals as Halifax moved on with a 11-3 trouncing of Charlottetown. Ehlers tuned the Islanders with four goals and 10 points in the four games while riding wing on a line with Tampa prospect Jonathan Drouin. In 67 regular season and playoffs combined, Ehlers has produced 53 goals and 114 points.
