ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Alex Mercier capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning goal 4:17 into overtime as the Moncton Wildcats edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-3 to complete the sweep in their QMJHL semifinal series on Wednesday.
The Wildcats will play in the league final for the first time since 2010.
Caleb Desnoyers and Juraj Pekarcik added the other scores for Moncton, which got 32 saves from Rudy Guimond.
Lars Steiner, Rémi Gélinas and Alexis Lemire replied for Rouyn-Noranda. Samuel Meloche turned away 36-of-40 shots.
Moncton awaits the winner of a series between the Rimouski Oceanic and Shawinigan Cataractes.
Isaac Ménard scored two minutes into double overtime and the Cataractes earned a 3-2 win over the Océanic on Wednesday to even their best-of-seven series at 2-2.
Brogan McNeil and Kody Dupuis contributed to the scoring in regulation for Shawinigan, which has won two in a row at home in the series. Mathys Fernandez made 39 saves.
Basile Sansonnens and Maxime Coursol, with the game-tying goal with 1:14 left in the third period, replied for Rimouski. William Lacelle stopped 49 shots.
Game 5 is set for Friday in Rimouski, Que.
The Oceanic host the Memorial Cup this year, so if they beat Shawinigan, the Wildcats will earn an automatic berth in the national championship tournament.
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