The Quebec Remparts began their trip to Baie-Comeau with a 6-1 loss to the Drakkar on Friday night.
In this first of two games in as many nights at the Henry-Leonard Center, the crowd favorites opened the machine in the third period. Julien Paillé ensured a 1-1 draw right at the start of the final third. It was the 11th of the season for the Sherbrooke native.
A few moments later, Raoul Boilard took advantage of Nathan Plamondon-Michaud's presence in the cell to give Drakkar precedence with two goals. With this success, Félix Gagnon collected the second of his three assists. He was also involved in Julien Lanthier and Isaac Dufort's goals in the first and third periods, respectively. It was the second time the 19-year-old forward scored three points in a game this year.
Boilard and Louis Charles Plourde made matters worse in the final moments of the clash. The two young men scored a spectacular series of five goals without conceding a goal, to the great delight of the 2,217 fans who traveled there.
“The players had more energy in the third half. It is normal that they showed much less in the first two periods. “We dragged ourselves,” said Drakkar head coach Jean-François Grégoire, whose comments were reported by the newspaper “Le Manic”.
The Remparts' only success was the work of Zachary Marquis-Laflamme. He caused a stir in the second third.
In front of the cages, Philippe Bourdages stopped 24 pucks in the win, while Louis-Antoine Denault made 30 saves in the loss.
With this win, the Drakkar ensured they will remain undefeated at home in regular season 2023-2024. It was also the 12th consecutive win in 16 home games so far this season.
The Red Devils and Drakkar meet again late Saturday afternoon. This will be the third game of the season between the two teams. The Côte-Nord club experienced the joy of victory in the first two duels.
“We had a great third period again, but tomorrow [samedi]“We need to be more consistent for 60 minutes before we can enjoy our well-deserved vacation,” explained Grégoire.