Quebec Remparts edged Bay-Coumo Drakkar 7:4 in their QMJHL opener on Friday night. The home side stretched the back line early and never looked back. It was the visitors' first match of the season, and they found the scoreboard quicker than expected.
Bay-Coumo came out firing. They struck first and kept the pressure on, but the Remparts responded. By then the momentum had shifted. Quebec took control and stretched the lead until the final horn.
The home side sits sixth in the table after four games. One win, three defeats, and they remain on zero points. The away team enters the standings at ninth with nothing recorded yet. This match changes that.
Quebec's recent form has been mixed. They lost 2:3 to Rimouski on Sunday and 1:4 in their previous outing. Bay-Coumo arrived with confidence after an 8:2 victory over Chicoutimi on Wednesday and a 3:2 win the day before. The heat took the sting out of it for the visitors early on.
The result leaves Quebec on zero points from four matches while Bay-Coumo now has two from one. The gap in the table remains wide, but the visitors have started where the hosts are chasing. One mistake ends it, and tonight the Remparts made a few.