It was a surge of three unanswered goals in the first 10 minutes of play in the second period that made the difference, despite a big goal from Emmanuel Vermette before the end of the second period.
Justin Carbonneau instead dealt a hard blow to the locals in the fourth minute of play in the third period, during a power play. The talented striker accepted Vincent Desjardins’ crossfield pass to make the score 4-2.
Samuel Kupec completed in an empty net, while the Sags tried to reduce the gap to six against four.
The Saguenéens now benefit from a few days off, after having gone through a sequence of five games in seven days. They host the Quebec Remparts next Wednesday evening.
More details to come
FEATHER TIPS
• At the halfway point of the season, which was officially reached during the December 28 match against the Sherbrooke Phoenix, the Saguenéens collected 44 points out of a possible 64. They suffered six defeats in regulation time, three others in overtime and five in shootouts, while accumulating 18 victories. Remember that since this season, the QMJHL calendar has 64 games, four fewer than in the past…
• Félix Gagnon served the hit of the year, on the third day of January… He arrived like a train to hit Samuel Kupec, at chest height. The Armada defender was shaken, taking a few moments before retreating towards his team’s bench…
• Rafaël Cloutier played his first career game in the QMJHL for the Armada. The 17-year-old big striker was signed as a free agent, after a first half of the season in the United States, in a Prep School circuit reserved for players 18 and under…
