QUÉBEC CITY, QC (Interstat) — The Quebec Remparts defeated the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1 in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game Saturday at Centre Vidéotron before 11,408 fans.

Quebec built its lead with goals in each period. Mathias Loiselle opened scoring in the first, followed by Nikita Ovcharov in the second. Alex Desruisseaux and Antoine Dorion scored in the third for the Remparts. Shawinigan’s lone reply came from Cole Chandler early in the final frame.

The Remparts improved to 30-28 across all competitions, while the Cataractes fell to 32-28. Quebec next hosts Charlottetown on Sunday. Shawinigan’s next game is Thursday at home against Chicoutimi.