Dominic L’Abbe scored the game-winner early in the third period and Shtinks HC held on for a 5-4 regulation win over Kläss at Pierrefonds Sportplexe Rink 4.

Kläss struck first on Andrew Rinaldi’s late first-period goal, but Shtinks HC answered with four goals in the second to build a 4-3 edge. William Molson scored twice and added an assist, Vincent Anctil had a goal and two assists, and Alex Tessier also scored as the lead kept changing hands.

Kläss kept coming back. Eric Chin scored twice, including a power-play goal at the horn, and Justin Chaput added another man-advantage marker to keep it tight right to the end. Shtinks HC went 1 for 2 on the power play, while Kläss finished 2 for 4.

P.O. Giguere made the win stand up for Shtinks HC, and Matthew Merle took the loss for Kläss. The result moves Shtinks HC to 2-0 and leaves Kläss at 2-1 in their first meeting of the season.