Poulin, Legare score in Game 2 of QMJHL playoffs taken at PPG Paints Arena (Penguins)

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Samuel Poulin celebrates a goal on Sunday

Samuel Poulin, Nathan Legare, and the Val-d'Or Foreurs put fellow Penguins forward prospect Raivis Ansons and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on the brink of elimination on Sunday in the best-of-five first round of the QMJHL playoffs

Poulin recorded two goals and an assist and Legare recorded a goal in the Foreurs 6-2 Game 2 win.

After spending some time as linemates earlier in the season, Poulin has played as the Foreurs' first-line center over the last few weeks with Legare playing on the right wing of the second line. Poulin went 14-for-19 in faceoffs on Sunday. He recorded four shots on goal, and Legare recorded six.

Poulin (wearing No. 29) recorded an assist on the Foreurs third goal of the game, 60 seconds into the second period.

Poulin extended the Foreurs' lead to 4-1 just over three minutes later with a power-play goal:

Poulin added another early in the third period:

Legare scored a power-play goal under two minutes later to cap off the 6-2 win, redirecting a shot in front of the net:

Ansons, the Penguins' fifth-round pick in the 2020 draft, was scoreless with a minus-2 rating and recorded no shots while playing on the left wing of Baie-Comeau's top line.

Game 3 will be on Tuesday night.

The Foreurs entered the playoffs as the QMJHL's No. 2 seed after finishing 29-3-2-2 in the regular season, behind the 35-5 Charlottetown Islanders. The Drakkar, the lowest-seeded team with a 8-26-1-1 regular-season record are playing the Foreurs in the first round because the Islanders received a bye to the quarterfinals. The winner of the postseason will still receive the QMJHL's President's Cup, but will not advance to the Memorial Cup, which has been canceled this year.

Poulin scored a goal and an assist and Legare was scoreless in the Foreurs' 7-2 win in Game 1 on Saturday. Ansons missed Game 1 while serving a suspension earned at the end of the regular season.

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