MARLINS: 5 GATORS: 1

4PLEX RINK A — The Marlins broke open a tight game with a four-goal second period to earn a 5-1 win over the Gators. Dom Cormier opened the scoring at 7:58 of the first, set up by Eli Gaudet, before Remi Michaud answered unassisted at 13:22 to make it 1-1. Matto Belanger scored twice in the second, including the go-ahead marker at 17:45, while Raph Gautreau and Nicolas Bastarache added insurance. Michaud’s goal accounted for the Gators’ offence (1-2-1), while Gaudet and Blake Robinson each had two assists for the Marlins (4-1-0).

GRIZZLIES: 5 RUSH: 0

4PLEX RINK A — The Grizzlies struck early and carried the pace to a 5-0 win over the Rush. Landry Arseneault scored twice, opening the scoring at 8:16 of the first period before adding another in the second, while Jaxson Steeves chipped in a goal and two helpers. Dallas Hamilton and Sam LeBlanc rounded out the first-period surge, and Steeves made it 4-0 at 11:48 of the second. Alex LeBlanc posted the shutout for the Grizzlies (3-1-1), as the Rush (0-4-0) stayed competitive and kept working for chances throughout.

GATORS: 1 GRIZZLIES: 1

4PLEX RINK C — The Gators and Grizzlies played to a 1-1 draw after a tight second period decided the scoring. Nikolas Melanson put the Gators in front at 10:11 of the middle frame, with Wyatt Kitchen picking up the helper. The Grizzlies answered late in the period when Jacob Robichaud buried the equalizer at 16:20, set up by Landry Arseneault and Rhys Sturgeon, and the game stayed locked from there for the Grizzlies (3-1-1). Mathius Theriault and Alex LeBlanc each allowed just one goal as the Gators (1-2-1) earned a point.

MARLINS: 3 RUSH: 1

4PLEX RINK C — The Marlins skated to a 3-1 win over the Rush after building a 2-0 first-period lead on goals from Owen MacPherson (Dom Cormier) and Blake Robinson (Matto Belanger, Cormier). Matto Belanger extended it early in the second, finishing a play from MacPherson to make it 3-0. The Rush kept pushing and got on the board late in the period when Blake Quirion converted Will McQuade’s setup, but couldn’t close the gap the rest of the way, leaving the Rush (0-4-0) to regroup while the Marlins (4-1-0) moved ahead.

GATORS: 6 RUSH: 0

4PLEX RINK C — Vinny Vallee scored a hat trick as the Gators built a 4-0 lead in the first period and never looked back in a 6-0 win over the Rush. Cedric Frenette added two goals, while Nikolas Melanson chipped in with the other marker. Caleb Boudreau helped drive the offence with three assists, and Mathius Theriault earned the shutout. The Rush (0-4-0) kept working to create chances after a tough opening frame, but couldn’t break through. The Gators (1-2-1) capped it with two quick goals early in the second period to seal the result.

MARLINS: 3 GRIZZLIES: 0

4PLEX RINK C — The Marlins picked up a 3-0 win over the Grizzlies after scoring twice in the first period. Patrice Richard opened the scoring at 7:59, and Nicolas Bastarache made it 2-0 at 3:17, with Hayden Rafuse setting up both goals. Pat Oconnors added an early second-period marker at 12:36, with Rafuse, Bastarache, and Matto Belanger chipping in key assists. The Grizzlies (3-1-1) kept working for a breakthrough, but Jayden Richford posted the shutout for the Marlins (4-1-0).

MARLINS: 9 RUSH: 3

4PLEX RINK C (SEMI 4 VS 1) — The Marlins built an early cushion with six first-period goals, sparked by Dom Cormier and Matto Belanger, and carried that momentum into the second to stretch the lead to 9-0. Cormier finished with four goals, while Belanger added two goals and set up several more, including tallies from Hayden Rafuse, Pat Oconnors and Simon Leblanc. The Rush answered with a strong push in the second period as Thomas Kingston, Sawyer Patterson and Reese Harris found the net, with Will McQuade picking up two assists for the Rush (0-4-0). The win rounded out a productive outing for the Marlins (4-1-0).

GRIZZLIES: 5 GATORS: 4

4PLEX RINK C (SEMI 3 VS 2) — The Grizzlies held on for a 5-4 win over the Gators after a back-and-forth matchup. Grizzlies goals from Jay Cornect-Patterson, Xavier Caissie and Jaxson Steeves built a 3-1 first-period lead, before Steeves struck again early in the second. The Gators pushed right back with three straight second-period goals from Nikolas Melanson, Vinny Vallee and Morgan Groundwater to pull even at 4-4. Landry Arsenault broke the tie late in the third, with help from Steeves, as the Gators (1-2-1) couldn’t find a final answer against the Grizzlies (3-1-1).

GRIZZLIES: 6 MARLINS: 4

4PLEX RINK D (FINALS) — The Grizzlies built a 5-2 lead in a wide-open first period, with Jay Cornect-Patterson scoring twice and adding a third later, while Dallas Hamilton and Jaxson Steeves also found the net. Raph Gautreau answered for the Marlins with a pair of first-period goals to keep it close. Cornect-Patterson completed his hat trick early in the second, but Marlins responses from Matto Belanger and Patrice Richard made it a push the rest of the way. Jacob Robichaud had two assists for the Grizzlies. The Marlins (4-1-0) kept pressing late, while the Grizzlies (3-1-1) held on.

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