Sixty-six saves would constitute a fabulous NHL homestand for any goaltender.

In the case of the Lewiston Maineiacs’ Adrien Lemay, the vision of Mario Lemieux’s number in the unlikeliest of statistical columns marked one physically and emotionally draining Friday night’s work at Centre Marcel Dionne.

Lemay seemed able to stop the world against first-place Drummondville. When Yannick Riendeau’s penalty shot eluded Lemay with 4:05 remaining in overtime, however, it was enough to give the Voltigeurs a 3-2 victory.

Making only his eighth start of a season in which he’s been primarily a backup to Peter Delmas, Lemay, 19, achieved hockey’s equivalent of throwing a no-hitter, only to fall victim to a couple of infield errors and a sacrifice fly.

“One of the things we need in this playoff run is very good goaltending, and what we got tonight was a prime example of that,” said Maineiacs coach Don MacAdam. “The thing about Adrien is that he prepares himself very well. He’s very conscientious in practice, and nights like tonight are when that kind of work is rewarded.”

Lewiston was cited for the game-turning infraction when a Maineiacs player intentionally pushed the net off its moorings while the puck was in the crease.

Riendeau, who also scored the equalizer with 8:39 left in regulation, wristed his one-on-one bid past Lemay for his 41st goal of the season.

“One of our defensemen for some reason used both hands to push the net,” MacAdam said. “It wasn’t a very intelligent move on our part, and it absolutely was the right call.”

Drummondville (41-9-0-1) notched all seven shots on goal in the extra period. The Volts outshot the Maineiacs 23-1 in the second period, 25-9 in the third and 69-16 overall. Thirty-eight of those attempts were classified as “dangerous” shots, as in legitimate scoring opportunities, compared to a dozen by the Maineiacs.

The Maineiacs converted their own penalty shot earlier in the bizarre evening. Steeven Jacques snuck that one past Drummondville goalie Antoine Tardif at 8:03 of the third to give Lewiston an improbable 2-1 lead.

Billy Lacasse put Lewiston on top with a short-handed goal at 13:30 of the opening period.

“They absolutely dominated us, although I didn’t realize the shots were as one-sided as they were,” MacAdam said. “We weren’t able to generate a lot of opportunities, but we were able to get a short-handed goal and take advantage of the penalty shot.”

Despite its never-ending pressure in the Lewiston defensive zone, Drummondville could only tie the game in the second period.

Riendeau and Dmitry Kulikov set up Mike Hoffman’s 38th goal of the season at 1:10, on a power play that carried over after intermission.

The overtime loss is worth a valuable point in the standings as Lewiston (18-35-1-1) continues its push for a postseason berth. MacAdam also hopes it’s an indicator what Saturday’s second half of the weekend double dip against the Voltigeurs might portend.

“People can say we stole a point, and that’s OK. You’re allowed to steal points,” MacAdam said. “What we wanted out of this game was a barometer to see how we compare with the top team in the league. This shows us that we can compete with the top end.”