SHAWINIGAN, Quebec (Interstat) — The Quebec Remparts defeated the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1 on Wednesday night at Centre Bionest, defying statistical projections for a key road win.

Shawinigan’s Elias Schneider opened the scoring midway through the first period, but Quebec’s Charles-Antoine Dubé answered before the intermission. Dubé added his second goal in the second period, and the Remparts sealed the victory with third-period goals from Xavier Lebel and Andreas Straka.

Dubé, named the game’s top star, led Quebec with two goals. Goaltender Benjamin Lelièvre secured the win for the Remparts, who improved to 22-20. The Cataractes fell to 24-18. A crowd of 2,400 attended the QMJHL contest.