The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles will try to even their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series with River Denys’ Colten Ellis and the Rimouski Oceanic when they host game four.
The Oceanic won the opening game of the best-of-seven, Eastern Conference semi-final in Rimouski Friday night; the Screaming Eagles evened the series with a road win Sunday.
Rimouski took a 2-1 series lead with a 3-0 win when the second-round series shifted to Sydney for game three Tuesday night; Ellis made 18 saves for the shutout, and was named the game’s first star.
St. Andrews’ Declan Smith, Cape Breton’s captain, missed that game with an upper-body injury, and also isn’t expected to play Thursday.
Puck drop at Centre 200 in Sydney is 7 p.m.
The series stays in Sydney for game five Friday night.
