Playoffs Round 2 Recap

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Rockland 4, Kemptville 2

The Rockland Nationals defeated the Kemptville 73’s 4–2 on April 2, 2026, at Rockland Arena after a scoreless first period gave way to an explosive middle frame in which Rockland netted three goals. Brunet opened the scoring early in the second before D’Arienzo responded for Kemptville, but Rockland regained control with a power-play goal from Le Houillier and another from Landry to take a 3–1 lead into the third. Kemptville pushed back late with a power-play marker by Ouellette, cutting the deficit to one, but an empty-net goal by Myloserdnyy sealed the win. Rockland outshot Kemptville 39–26, with Newton making 24 saves for the victory, while Donovan turned aside 35 shots in a strong effort despite the loss.

Rockland 5, Kemptville 1

The Rockland Nationals defeated the Kemptville 73’s 5–1 on April 4, 2026, at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, scoring three times in the first period (Belleau, Le Houillier on the power play, and Garneau) to take an early lead and adding another power-play goal from Le Houillier late in the second; the game included numerous penalties and several misconducts in a physical second period, and in the third Rockland added a goal by Coté before Kemptville recorded its only goal on a late power play by D’Arienzo, with shots finishing 33–21 for Rockland and goaltender Newton making 20 saves.

Rockland 5, Kemptville 1

The Kemptville 73’s fell 5–1 to the Rockland Nationals on April 6, 2026, at the Rockland Arena, with Kemptville opening the scoring early in the first period on a power-play goal by Redmond before Rockland responded with three second-period goals from Belleau, Brunet, and Le Houillier (power play) to take the lead; Rockland added two more power-play goals in the third, both by Le Houillier, while the game featured multiple penalties throughout, and shots finished 51–22 in favor of Rockland, with goaltender Newton making 21 saves and Donovan stopping 46 shots for Kemptville.

Rockland 3, Kemptville 1

The Rockland Nationals defeated the Kemptville 73’s 3–1 on April 8, 2026, at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, with Kemptville taking a 1–0 lead in the first period on a goal by Redmond and no scoring in the second, before Rockland scored three times in the third period—Brunet on the power play, followed by Le Houillier and an empty-net goal by Myloserdnyy—to secure the win; shots were 28–23 for Rockland, which went 1-for-4 on the power play while Kemptville was scoreless on three opportunities, and goaltender Newton made 22 saves in the game.