Julien Gauthier scored twice, including the winner, and added an assist to lead the Saint John Sea Dogs past the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 6-3 on Friday night in Game 1 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's championship series.
Matthew Highmore also had a pair of goals and an assist for Saint John, which will host Game 2 on Saturday. Mathieu Joseph and Nathan Noel chipped in as well, while Callum Booth made 24 saves for the win.
TJ Melancon struck twice for the Armada, while Morgan Adams-Moisan also scored. Samuel Montembeault stopped 22 shots in net.
The Sea Dogs went 2 for 5 on the power play and Blainville-Boisbriand couldn't score on its six man advantages.
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