Charles Beaudoin popped in his 20th goal of the season 1:52 into OT, leading the hometown Cats over the Saint John Sea Dogs 3-2 before 4.800 fans at the Avenir Centre on Friday night.
The victory was Moncton's 6th straight and lifted the Wildcats into a 3rd-place tie with Rimouski in the Eastern Conference, at 65 points each. The Wildcats have a game in hand.
Other Moncton goals came from Alex Mercier (11th) and a key shorthanded effort from Jonas Taibel, his 10th of the campaign.
Winning netminder Jacob Steinman made 32 saves and Moncton fired 33 shots at Saint John's Ventsislav Shingarov.
Box score & highlights:
https://theqmjhl.ca/gamecentre/29934/boxscore
The Wildcats carry their hot streak into Sunday afternoon at 4 pm against the Maritime Division-leading Halifax Mooseheads at the Avenir Centre.
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