GAME DAY 37: vs Screaming Eagles

The Saint John Sea Dogs (23-9-3-1, 1st Maritimes, 2nd QMJHL) are back in action tonight against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (20-15-2-1, 3rd Maritimes, 8th QMJHL). Game time is 7 p.m. at Harbour Station.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-5 home loss to the Titan on New Year's Eve. Bokondji Imama scored twice while singles came from Matthew Highmore, Alexandre Lafreniere and Alexandre Bernier. Callum Booth made 29 saves in the loss. The Screaming Eagles are coming off a 5-2 win over the Mooseheads in Halifax on New Year's Eve. Drake Batherson, Vasily Glotov, Phelix Martineau, Yannick Bertrand and Giovanni Fiore scored for Cape Breton. Kevin Mandolese made 23 saves in the win.

2016-17 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-0-0-0 against the Screaming Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 0-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 23 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Screaming Eagles 4-3. Nathan Noel had a hat trick for Saint John while Mathieu Joseph added a solo marker. Giovanni Fiore, Massimo Carozza and Marcus Tesink scored for Cape Breton. Alex Bishop made 39 saves in the win. Kyle Jessiman made 30 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Screaming Eagles: Defenceman Olivier Leblanc.

Random stat: Saint John continues to have the best power play (31.3%) and penalty kill (84.5%) in the QMJHL.

Three Things to Know
1. Current Sea Dogs Thomas Chabot and Mathieu Joseph; future Sea Dog Julien Gauthier; and current-but-soon-to-be-former Screaming Eagle Pierre-Luc Dubois are all in action for Team Canada tonight at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Montreal.

2. This is the final game for both teams before Friday's QMJHL trade deadline.

3. This is the first Sea Dogs game of 2017. How about that.

Notes: Matthew Highmore leads Saint John in scoring with 55 points... Mathieu Joseph and Bokondji Imama each have 25 goals to lead the team... Highmore has a team high 35 assists... Giovanni Fiore leads the Screaming Eagles in scoring with 42 points. He also has a team high 27 goals... Vasily Glotov leads the team in assists with 25... the Sea Dogs are 12-3-2-0 at home this year... the Screaming Eagles are 7-11-0-0 on the road... Fiore's 27 goals place him in a tie for first in the league... Cape Breton has the fourth best penalty kill in the QMJHL with a rating of 82.5%... Fiore has goals in four straight games... Highmore has goals in five straight home games and assists in six straight... the Screaming Eagles have won four straight games and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

Out of town:
Québec at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Titan on Friday night at 7 p.m.