Two goals from rookie Brett Budgell and another pair from Pascal Aquin have put the Charlottetown Islanders back in a tie in the first round playoff series in the Q.
The Islanders doubled the Quebec Remparts, 4-2 which knots the series, 2-2.
The Islanders never trailed taking one-goal leads three times before Aquin put it away with an empty netter in the final minute.
Budgell opened the scoring and got the winner at 14.30 in the third.
Game 5 is today at 3.00 at the Eastlink Centre.
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Two first round series in the Q were completed on Saturday.
Halifax won in five games over Baie-Comeau with a 4-0 shutout in the clincher.
Victoriaville dropped Gatineau, 4-2 to win their set in five.
Rouyn-Noranda took a 3-2 lead stopping Sherbrooke, 4-1.
Acadia-Bathurst up 3-2 with a 4-1 win over Chicoutimi.
Rimoukski took a 3-2 lead with a 5-2 win facing Moncton.
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The Summerside Western Capitals begin the North Division final in the Maritime Jr. League tonight in Edmundston. The first place Blizzard won 4 of 6 regular season games with the Caps but 3 of the wins were only by a goal.
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The Cape Breton Highlanders picked up a 117-110 win over the Island Storm in NBL basketball. Franklin Session with 25 points and 17 rebounds in the loss.
Bruce Massey Jr. led the Highlanders with 31 points and 15 rebounds. The Storm (19-20) has a make-up game in London, Ontario, Sunday afternoon.
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The Moncton Flyers dropped the Kensington Wild, 5-2 in the Atlantic Major Midget championship. Kensington is 0-3. Evan Gallant got his 5th goal in three games.
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The Mid Isle Wildcats are 1-2 in the Atlantic Midget Girls. They dropped the Western Warriors of Newfoundland-Labrador, 3-1 but lost 2-0 to the Northern Subway Selects.of Nova Scotia.Charlotte Linkletter had a goal and 2 assists in the win over Newfoundland.
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The Sherwood Metros have forced a 7th and deciding game in then Island Jr. B semi-finals with a 4-1 effort over the Kensington Vipers. Cody McPhee scored twice to even the series, 3-3. Game 7 is Sunday night at 7.30 at the Cody Banks Arena.
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Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner both had a goal and assist as Toronto got by the New York Islanders, 5-4 in the NHL.
Cedric Paquette with two as Tampa Bay bounced the New York Rangers, 7-3.
Las Vegas went to overtime to get by St. Louis, 4-3.
Jonathan Marchessault with two goals including the winner.
NHL
Toronto 5 N.Y. Islanders 4
Carolina 4 Washington 1
Tampa Bay 7 N.Y. Rangers 3
Colorado 5 Chicago 0
Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 1 (OT)
Vegas 4 St. Louis 3 (OT)
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The New York Yankees used a pair of RBI hits by new third baseman Brandon Drury to down the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2.
David Price in his first start since last July was sharp as Boston blanked Tampa Bay, 1-0. The only run driven in by Rafael Devers.
Price fired a 4 hitter.
Miami outlasted the Chicago Cubs, 2-1 in 17 innings. Miguel Rojas singled home the winning run.
Major League Baseball
American League
N.Y. Yankees 4 Toronto 2
Boston 1 Tampa Bay 0
Texas 5 Houston 1
L.A. Angels 2 Oakland 1
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National League
Washington 2 Cincinnati 0
Miami 2 Chicago Cubs 1 (17 innings)
Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 4 (11 innings)
San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers 0
Arizona 9 Colorado 8
Milwaukee 8 San Diego 6
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Interleague
Pittsburgh 13 Detroit 10 (13 innings)
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ON TODAY
Game 5 of the Q first round playoff series as the Charlottetown Islanders meet the Quebec Remparts at 3.00 at the Eastlink Centre. The series is tied, 2-2.
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Summerside begins the North Division final in the MHL at 7.30 tonight in Edmundston facing the first place Blizzard.
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Kensington Wild (0-3) playsd the St. John’s Maple Leafs at 9.30 this morning in East Hants in the Major Midget Atlantics.
In the Atlantic Female Midget championship in Mount Pearl, NL the Mid Isle Wildcats (1-2) play the Eastern Icebreakers of Newfoundland at 12.00 p.m..
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