Game Day 9: at Bathurst

BATHURST - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to rebound from their worst loss of the season tonight.

The Sea Dogs lost 8-1 on home ice to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Saturday. The team got off to a rough start and never got things straightened out. They'll look to make some adjustments tonight when they face the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the KC Irving Regional Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 3-4-0-1 (7 points, 5th Maritimes, 14th QMJHL) this season while the Titan are 3-2-2-1 (9 points, 4th Maritimes, 10th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-1 loss on home ice to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Saturday at Harbour Station. Daniel Hardie scored Saint John's lone goal. Alex D'Orio allowed five goals on 15 shots while Matthew Williams allowed three goals on 19 shots. The Titan are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Quebec Remparts on Sunday. Adam Holwell scored twice while Antoine Morand added a single. Reilly Pickard made 22 saves in the shutout win.

2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: The Sea Dogs defeated the Titan 3-1 on Oct. 4 at Harbour Station. Ostap Safin, Alexis Girard and Cole Reginato scored for Saint John. Adam Holwell replied for Bathurst. Alex D'Orio made 34 saves in the win. Dominik Tmej allowed three goals on nine shots. Reilly Pickard made 17 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: Forward Dawson Theede

Random stat: Daniel Hardie has points in seven of Saint John's eight games this year.

Titan to watch: Noah Dobson is second in QMJHL defencemen scoring with nine points - all assists.

Notes: Daniel Hardie leads Saint John in scoring with 11 points... Hardie has scored a team high five goals... Hardie and Ostap Safin each have six assists to lead the team... Noah Dobson leads the Titan in scoring with nine points - all assists... Samuel L'Italien and Justin Ducharme each have five goals... Saint John is 2-1 on the road... Bathurst is 3-0-1-1 at home. All of their wins have come on home ice... Hardie is sixth in league scoring... Dobson is tied for the league lead in assists... Safin is third in rookie scoring... Hardie has goals in three straight road games.

Out of town:
Victoriaville at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats at 7 p.m. on Saturday.