HALIFAX - Cameron Whynot scored the shootout winner and the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Québec Remparts 2-1 on Thursday in a battle between the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference.

Whynot's marker followed teammate Jordan Dumais', who tied it up after Nathan Gaucher opened the scoring in the fourth round of the shootout for the Remparts.

Alexandre Doucet scored in regulation for Halifax (26-7-4-1), which has won 12 of its last 14. Mathis Rousseau stopped 32 shots between regulation and overtime.

James Malatesta replied for Québec (31-6-1-2). William Rousseau made 23 saves, including overtime.

MONCTON, N.B. - Pier-Olivier Roy's late power-play goal proved to be the difference as the Québec Remparts defeated the Moncton Wildcats 4-2 on Wednesday.

Nicolas Savoie, James Malatesta and Daniel Agostino also scored for Québec (31-6-1-1). Quentin Miller made 22 saves.

Connor Trenholm and Alex Mercier replied for Moncton (21-15-0-2). Jacob Steinman stopped 36 shots.

Savoie opened the scoring 11:05 into the first period before both sides went quiet in the second. In the final 8:07 of the third, however, the two sides combined for five goals.

OTTAWA - Brady Stonehouse scored twice, Logan Morrison had a goal and two assists as the Ottawa 67's handily defeated the Kingston Frontenacs 8-1 on Wednesday.

Luca Pinelli, Cooper Foster, Vinzenz Rohrer, Jack Matier and Matthew Mayich also scored for Ottawa (29-6-1-1), which is on a three-game win streak. Collin MacKenzie stopped 19-of-20 shots.

Matthew Soto was the lone scorer for Kingston (17-18-1-1), which dropped its fifth straight. Mason Vaccari made 33 saves.

The 67's took a 4-0 edge midway through the second before Soto put the Frontenacs on the board with a power-play marker minutes later. Ottawa outshot Kingston 41-20 and hasn't allowed more than one goal in its last three contests.

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden - Caitlin Kraemer scored twice as Canada capped the preliminary round of the women's world under-18 hockey championship with a 3-1 win over the United States on Wednesday.

Emmalee Pais had a goal and an assist for Canada, which finished atop Group A at 3-0.

Charlotte Pieckenhagen contributed two assists.

“It was cool to see everyone bring it tonight," said Canada assistant coach Tara Watchorn. They focused on the habits, what we do well and were able to put together one shift after another. It was fun to watch.

TORONTO (AP) — Connor Bedard was the star as Canada won the world junior hockey championship earlier this month, providing a string of j aw-dropping and record-setting performances in the run to gold.

There had been talk before the event that fellow forward Adam Fantilli — a teammate and a blue-chip prospect in his own right — might be closing the gap on the 17-year-old standout many expect to be the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft this summer.

Bedard instead showed just how wide the gulf is between himself and his contemporaries.

“He’s a professional already,” Canadian goaltender Thomas Milic said following the gold-medal game win. “He’s so good at everything he does — the way he prepares, the way he looks at the game, studies it. Incredible to see a mind like that at such a young age.”

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden - Caitlin Kraemer scored the game-winner and an empty-net goal for Canada in a 4-2 win over Sweden at the women's world under-18 hockey championship Monday.

The forward from Waterloo, Ont., scored a power-play goal at 4:58 of the third after the Swedes were penalized for too many players on the ice.

The Canadians then killed off three minor penalties, including a five-on-three with just under three minutes to play, before Kraemer put the puck into an empty net.

"It was really important to stick together and keep it simple on the penalty kill," defender Ava Murphy said. "We were able to execute it well, which is why we were successful in the end."

RIMOUSKI, Que. - Emma Woods scored twice, and Emma Greco netted a single as the Toronto Six defeated the Montreal Force 3-2 on Sunday in Premier Hockey Federation action at the Colisee Financiere Sun Life.

Alexandra Labelle and Ann-Sophie Bettez scored for the Force in the women's professional hockey matchup.

The Six, led by coach Geraldine Heaney, swept the first half of the season series on the PHF schedule.

“We got off to a good start,” said Heaney. “They carried on from the third period of last night’s game, like we talked about, carrying the momentum into the first and getting that first-goal lead. That was a positive for our team.”

SHAWINIGAN, Que. - Jacob Melanson scored three goals as the Sherbrooke Phœnix defeated the Shawinigan Cataractes 5-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

Marc-Andre Gaudet and Andrew Belchamber also scored for the Phoenix.

Lorenzo Canonica and Isaac Menard scored for the Cataractes. Both teams had 28 shots on goal.

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Angus MacDonell and Jack Van Volsen each scored a goal and added an assist as the Mississauga Steelheads whipped the Sudbury Wolves 7-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday.

Brice Cooke, Charlie Callaghan, Lucas Karmiris, James Hardie and Justin DeZoete also scored for the Steelheads.

Landon McCallum and Nick DeGrazia scored for the Wolves, who were outshot 48-30.

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ÖSTERSUND, Sweden - Arianne Leblanc stopped all nine shots she faced as Canada shut out Finland 8-0 on Sunday at the women's under-18 world hockey championship.

Caitlin Kraemer scored twice in the first period in Canada's (1-0-0), opening game of the international tournament.

"The team played great and we're really happy with the outcome. But we're just getting started," said Kraemer.

Abby Lunney, Keira Hurry, Piper Grober, Abby Stonehouse, Gracie Graham, and Eloise Caron added goals.