Quebec at Val-d’Or

VAL-D’OR, Quebec (Interstat) — The Quebec Remparts will visit the Val-d’Or Foreurs in a minor league hockey game Saturday at Centre Agnico Eagle. Quebec enters with a 9-3 record, while Val-d’Or is 10-2. The Foreurs will be the home team for the matchup at Centre Agnico Eagle.

Quebec’s most recent result was a 2-0 win at Rouyn-Noranda. Earlier results include an 8-3 win at Victoriaville, a 7-6 win over Chicoutimi, a 4-2 win over Cape Breton, a 7-0 win over Blainville-Boisbriand, a 4-3 win at Blainville-Boisbriand and a 5-4 overtime win over Rimouski. Quebec also has a 7-3 win over Shawinigan and a 5-2 win at Chicoutimi. The Remparts’ schedule has included a 2-0 home loss to Gatineau and a 4-1 loss at Sherbrooke.

Egan Beveridge is a player to watch for Quebec. Beveridge had two goals and six shots on goal in the 8-3 win at Victoriaville. He had one shot on goal in a 2-0 loss to Gatineau, then had one shot and one hit in a 7-6 win over Chicoutimi and one hit in a 4-2 win over Cape Breton. Earlier, he had two goals and four shots on goal in a 7-0 win over Blainville-Boisbriand and a goal and an assist at Blainville-Boisbriand. Beveridge also recorded three shots on goal in a 5-4 win over Rimouski. He also had two penalty minutes and one hit in the 7-0 win over Blainville-Boisbriand and two hits in the 4-3 win at Blainville-Boisbriand.

Val-d’Or’s most recent result was a 3-1 win at Saint John. Josh Demers scored and had one shot on goal in that game, Maxime Sauthier scored and had two shots, and Mathias Bourque had an assist, one shot and one hit. Bourque is a player to watch for the Foreurs. He had four shots on goal at Moncton and three at Halifax after recording four shots, two penalty minutes and three hits at Gatineau. Bourque also had one shot and four penalty minutes in a 10-0 win at Charlottetown. Bourque had one shot, two penalty minutes and five hits in a 4-1 win over Blainville-Boisbriand.

Val-d’Or’s recent results include a 10-0 road win at Charlottetown, a 6-3 win at Gatineau, a 4-1 win over Blainville-Boisbriand and a 3-1 win at Saint John. Val-d’Or also has a 2-1 win at Moncton and a 4-3 shootout win at Halifax. The Foreurs’ listed losses came against Gatineau and at Rouyn-Noranda in overtime.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Val-d’Or 5, Quebec 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives Val-d’Or a 50.3 percent probability to win.