Game Day 29: at Drummondville

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs continue their Quebec road trip tonight.

After falling 2-1 in Gatineau last night, the Sea Dogs will take on the Voltigeurs in Drummondville this evening. Game time is 8 p.m.

Following tonight's contest, the Sea Dogs play the final match of this three-in-three trip on Sunday afternoon in Quebec City.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 7-15-4-2 for 20 points (6th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 18-8-1-1 for 38 points (2nd West, 4th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 loss in Gatineau last night. Ostap Safin scored Saint John's lone goal while Matt Williams made 27 saves in the loss. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 5-2 home loss to the Rimouski Oceanic last night. Robert Lynch and Pavel Koltygin scored for Drummondville. Olivier Rodrigue only faced 14 shots but allowed four goals.

2017-18 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Voltigeurs. They meet again next Wednesday at Harbour Station.

2016-17 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 1-1-0-0 against the Voltigeurs last season while Drummondville went 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 10 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Voltigeurs 4-1. Simon Bourque, David Comeau, Spencer Smallman and Joe Veleno scored for Saint John. Andrew Shewfelt scored Drummondville's lone goal. Alex D'Orio made 18 saves in the win. Olivier Rodrigue made 40 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: None.

Random stat: Saint John is 1-4-0-0 against West Division teams this season.

Voltigeur to watch: Cédric Desruisseaux is seventh in QMJHL rookie scoring with 10 goals and 22 points in 27 games.

Notes: Ostap Safin leads Saint John in scoring with 28 points... Daniel Hardie has a team high 10 goals... Joe Veleno leads the team in assists with 22... Robert Lynch leads the Voltigeurs in goals with 13 and points with 27... Nicolas Beaudin and Nicolas Guay each have a team high 18 assists... Saint John is 4-8-2-0 on the road... Drummondville is 10-4-1-0 at home... Nicolas Beaudin is sixth in QMJHL defencemen scoring with seven goals and 25 points... the Volts have the third worst power play in the league with a rating of 15.1%. They have the second worst penalty kill with a rating of 75.4%... Veleno and Safin each have points in five straight road games.

Out of town:
Rimouski at Shawinigan - 3:00 PM EST
Charlottetown at Québec - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Baie-Comeau - 6:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Remparts in Quebec City tomorrow at 4 p.m.