North American Juniors

Ontario Hockey League

(W1)London Knights 3 @ (E2)Barrie Colts 6
Barrie leads best-of-7 OHL Finals, 2-1

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: Did not play
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 1-4-5, +6, 25 PIM
Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

Barrie got five points (two goals) from Jets prospect Mark Scheifele, leading the Colts to a 6-3 win in Game 3 of the OHL Finals. Bolt prospect Jake Dotchin did not play. He was suspended for five games following a check-from-behind penalty in Game 6 against Belleville. He can return for Game 5 of the Finals. Game 4 is Wednesday night in Barrie.

Ontario Hockey League

(E2)Barrie Colts 1 @ (W1)London Knights 4
Best-of-7 OHL Finals tied, 1-1

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: Did not play
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 1-4-5, +6, 25 PIM
Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

London evened the series on the strength of two goals and an assist from former Lightning camper and Vladislav Namestnikov linemate Seth Griffith (pictured), a Boston pick. Current Bolt prospect Jake Dotchin did not play. He was suspended for five games following a check-from-behind penalty in Game 6 against Belleville. He can return for Game 5 of the Finals. Game 3 is Monday night in London.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

(2)Baie-Comeau Drakkar 3 @ (1)Halifax Mooseheads 4
Halifax leads best-of-7 QMJHL Finals, 2-0

C Nathan MacKinnon, HAL: 0-1-1, E, 4 SOG, 0 PIM, 1 Hit
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 9-20-29, +15, 8 PIM
Season totals: 44 GP, 32-43-75, +40, 45 PIM

W Jonathan Drouin, HAL: 0-0-0, +1, 2 SOG, 4 PIM, 1 Hit
Playoff totals: 13 GP, 10-20-30, +19, 14 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 41-64-105, +48, 32 PIM

Halifax held serve at home, beating the Drakkar 4-3 on Saturday night to take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-7 QMJHL Finals. B-C continues to do a good job on MacKinnon and Drouin, who have combined for just two assists through two games of the series. Drouin had his 11-game point streak snapped. Game 3 is Tuesday in the Drakkar’s barn.

Note: With the Lightning picking No. 3 in this summer’s draft, it is widely expected they will choose either MacKinnon or Drouin with their first round pick. We will follow both prospects for the duration of their playoff run as we did with Steven Stamkos after the Lightning won the 2008 draft lottery.

Ontario Hockey League

(E2)Barrie Colts 4 @ (W1)London Knights 2
Barrie leads best-of-7 OHL Finals, 1-0

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: Did not play
Playoff totals: 14 GP, 1-4-5, +6, 25 PIM
Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

Barrie stole home ice advantage in the OHL Finals by winning Game 1 in London, 4-2. Lightning prospect Jake Dotchin did not play. He was suspended five games following a check-from-behind penalty in Game 6 against Belleville. He is eligible to return in Game 5 of the Finals, if necessary. Game 2 is Sunday night in London.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

(2)Baie-Comeau Drakkar 0 @ (1)Halifax Mooseheads 4
Halifax leads best-of-7 QMJHL Finals, 1-0

C Nathan MacKinnon, HAL: 0-0-0, E, 4 SOG, 2 PIM, 0 Hits
Playoff totals: 13 GP, 9-19-28, +15, 8 PIM
Season totals: 44 GP, 32-43-75, +40, 45 PIM

W Jonathan Drouin, HAL: 0-1-1, E, 5 SOG, 6 PIM, 1 Hit
Playoff totals: 13 GP, 10-20-30, +18, 10 PIM
Season totals: 49 GP, 41-64-105, +48, 32 PIM

Potential 2013 first rounder Zachary Fucale stopped all 28 shots he faced to lead the Mooseheads to a 4-0 victory over the Drakkar in Game 1 of the QMJHL Finals. Baie-Comeau succeeded in holding the duo of Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin to one assist, but still came up four goals short. With his assist, Drouin tied Sven Andrighetto (2013) of Rouyn-Noranda for the playoff scoring lead. This was MacKinnon’s first scoreless game since Game 2 of Halifax’s first round series against Saint John. Game 2 of the Finals is Saturday night in Halifax.

Note: With the Lightning picking No. 3 in this summer’s draft, it is widely expected they will choose either MacKinnon or Drouin with their first round pick. We will follow both prospects for the duration of their playoff run as we did with Steven Stamkos after the Lightning won the 2008 draft lottery.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with center Cedric Paquette on a three-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Paquette also signed an AHL ATO for the remainder of the season.

Paquette, 6-foot, 187 pounds, played in 63 games with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this past season, recording 27 goals, including six on the power-play, and 83 points with a plus-29 rating and 103 penalty minutes. He led the Armada for points, assists and shots on goal with 261, while ranking second for plus/minus and penalty minutes. Paquette was also fourth on the team in goals. He played in 15 postseason games, registering seven goals and 12 points. Paquette was tied for the team lead for goals and led for penalty minutes with 33.