On their fourth try, the Quebec Remparts finally eliminated the Rimouski Océanic.
Three of the Memorial Cup host team's heretofore misfiring finishers, Arizona Coyotes prospect Anthony Duclair and overages Jérome Verrier and Marc-Oliver Roy, broke protracted goal droughts as the Remparts briefly got the weight of the world off their shoulders with a 5-2 tiebreaker-game triumph over the Océanic in front of a Colisée crowd of 6,533. The win undid an embarrassing shutout loss at the just 24 hours that necessitated the first do-or-done game and gave Quebec payback for losing games 6 and 7 of the QMJHL final to the Océanic last week.