A dominating 2^nd period allowed the Moncton Wildcats to come from behind for a 6-5 win over the Baie-  Comeau Drakkar Saturday afternoon in Moncton.

With Baie-Comeau leading 3-1 after the 1^st period, the Wildcats exploded for 4 goals in a span of 5 minutes and 8 seconds in the second, to take the lead for good.

Captain Alain Saulnier and his brother Alex were in the middle of the Cat turnaround. Alain (2g 2a) and Alex(2g 3a), Yannick Veilleux  (1g 2a) and Dmitri Jaskin (1g 2a) administered the damage as the Cats scored 3 times on the powerplay  to spark the comeback.

With the win the Wildcats solidified their hold on 2^nd place in the Maritime Division collecting their 15^th win of the season.

Cole Holowenko, who came in relief of Alex Dubeau to start the 2^nd period, gets the win. Baie-Comeau also went through 2 netminders as the Cats out shot the Drakkar 36-25 including 19-5 in the pivotal 2^nd.

Moncton now prepares to meet  the Halifax Mooseheads  Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum.

Special start time of 2pm.

You can hear all the action live on NEWS 91.9.