STARS: 7 JETS: 2

POWNAL SPORTS CENTRE (POWNAL) — The Stars earned a 7-2 win over the Jets after striking twice late in the first period, with Jack Birt and Henry Stavert opening the scoring. Stavert finished with a hat trick and added an assist, while Grady Pineau chipped in a pair of helpers as the Stars pulled away with four goals in the second. The Jets answered early in the middle frame on Tycen Sheehan’s goal, then showed push to the final horn with Gray MacKinnon scoring in the last seconds, supported by Keaton Hughes and Charlie Hinschberger. The Jets (0-2-0) kept working, while the Stars (2-0-0) stayed perfect.

AVALANCHE: 8 GUSTO KINGS: 1

TRI-COUNTY COMPLEX (FREDERICTON) — Henry Ferguson opened the scoring at 2:44 of the first period for the Gusto Kings, with Carter Cooper setting him up, but the Avalanche answered with two late goals to take control. Joël Guignard led the push with two goals and an assist, while Coby Hébert also scored twice. Olivier Duguay added a goal and two helpers, and Nathan Godin chipped in a pair of assists as the Avalanche pulled away with three goals in each of the final two periods. The Kings (1-1-0) kept working, but couldn’t close the gap against the Avalanche (2-0-0).

SABRES: 4 MAPLE LEAFS: 3

TRI-COUNTY COMPLEX (FREDERICTON) — The Sabres built a three-goal cushion in the second period and held on for a 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs. Jerico Hickey scored twice and added an assist, while Tyler MacDougall and Alexandre Duke also found the net for the Sabres (2-0-0), with Max Poirier Legacy picking up two helpers. The Maple Leafs answered with a determined third-period push as Nathan Lane and Michael McKee traded a goal and an assist, and Rylan Lavigne added the late marker for the Maple Leafs (0-2-0).

CHAMPIONS SHERIFFS: 5 OILERS: 2

TRI-COUNTY COMPLEX (FREDERICTON) — Jackson Gahan scored twice as the Champions Sheriffs pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Oilers. The Sheriffs built a 2-1 edge after the first period on goals from Gahan and Jake Bresson, with Lucas Duguay replying for the Oilers. After a scoreless second, Gahan added his second early in the third before Logan LeBouthillier tightened it up, assisted by Alex Breau. Jack Smith and Bresson’s second finished it off, while Iain Joudrey chipped in three assists. The Oilers (0-2-0) kept pushing, but the Sheriffs (1-1-0) closed strong.

AVALANCHE: 5 MAPLE LEAFS: 3

TRI-COUNTY COMPLEX (FREDERICTON) — Raphael Rail opened the scoring, but the Maple Leafs struck back with first-period goals from Rylan Lavigne and Silas Lymburner to take a 2-1 edge into the break. Nathan Lane’s marker early in the second briefly padded the lead before the Avalanche answered late, with Alexis Cormier finishing a play from Marc-Olivier Power and Coby Hébert tying it with 39 seconds left, set up by Rail. Rail broke the deadlock early in the third and Olivier Duguay added insurance as the Leafs (0-2-0) kept pushing to the final horn. The Avalanche (2-0-0) stayed perfect with the 5-3 win.

GUSTO KINGS: 5 OILERS: 3

TRI-COUNTY COMPLEX (FREDERICTON) — The Gusto Kings broke open a tight game with a four-goal second period to earn a 5-3 win over the Oilers. Ace Embree opened the scoring, but the Oilers answered with David Richardson’s goal and assist, plus James Morais’ marker, to take a 2-1 edge after one. In the second, Ethan Garrett scored once and set up Connor Green, while Eli Arbeau and Lucas Moran added singles to push the Kings in front for good. Jeff Duguay scored the other goal for the Oilers (0-2-0), while the Kings (1-1-0) kept rolling late to close it out.

SABRES: 8 CHAMPIONS SHERIFFS: 1

TRI-COUNTY COMPLEX (FREDERICTON) — The Sabres struck early and often, building a 4-0 first-period lead behind two goals each from Jerico Hickey and Alexandre Duke. Grady Pettigrew added a pair, and Max Poirier Legacy chipped in a goal while setting up two others as the Sabres kept the pressure on through the middle frame. The Champions Sheriffs pushed back late, with Bradley Vessey breaking through at 1:03 of the third period to reward their persistence. The Sheriffs (1-1-0) stayed engaged to the final buzzer, while the Sabres (2-0-0) remained unbeaten.

WHALERS: 3 PENGUINS: 0

POWNAL SPORTS CENTRE (POWNAL) — After a scoreless opening period, the Whalers broke through late in the second when Jake MacDonald finished a play from Rhett Dawson at 0:36, then Kylar Buchanan added an unassisted marker at 7:55 for a 2-0 edge. Dawson capped the offence at 10:56 of the third, converting a setup from Hayden Arsenault to seal the shutout for the Whalers (2-0-0). The Penguins (1-1-0) kept things tight early and pushed for offence, but couldn’t solve the Whalers’ defensive structure.

STARS: 9 FLYERS: 2

POWNAL SPORTS CENTRE (POWNAL) — The Stars jumped out early on goals by Grady Pineau and Marcel Mercier, then carried a 4-2 lead into the third after the Flyers answered in the second through Evan Quondam (from Mckinley Bates) and a late marker by Clayton Thompson. The Stars pulled away with six third-period goals, paced by a pair from Henry Stavert and two more from Caden Kennedy, while Griffin Murphy Rice also scored twice. Quondam added an assist for the Flyers (0-2-0), while Pineau finished with a goal and two helpers for the Stars (2-0-0).

PENGUINS: 8 JETS: 1

POWNAL SPORTS CENTRE (POWNAL) — The Penguins scored four times in the first period and never looked back in an 8-1 win over the Jets. Miller White and Barry Mallais struck early, and after Hunter Dunn answered for the Jets (0-2-0) off a setup from Charlie Hinschberger, the Penguins responded with goals from Matthew Ivany and Ryan Deveau. Deveau and Chase Sheppard each finished with hat tricks, while William Thibault added a goal and two helpers as the Penguins (1-1-0) pulled away with a five-goal second period and two more in the third.

WHALERS: 8 FLYERS: 1

POWNAL SPORTS CENTRE (POWNAL) — The Whalers poured it on early with six first-period goals and never looked back in a 8-1 win over the Flyers. Kylar Buchanan and Conrad Martin scored twice apiece, while Crimson Craig also had a two-goal game and Zachary Vaughan added a goal and an assist as the Whalers kept adding on with four more in the second and two in the third. Denver Rubel broke through at 9:31 of the third period to reward the Flyers (0-2-0) for their continued push, but the Whalers (2-0-0) stayed in control to close out the decision.

* This roundup was generated automatically using Atlantic Hockey Group‘s game data.