Saint John is coming off a three-in-three weekend road trip through Quebec, which saw the team drop the first two games and then defeat the Quebec Remparts in a shootout to close out the journey.
Game time this evening is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 8-16-4-2 for 22 points (6th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 19-8-1-1 for 40 points (2nd West, 4th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 shootout win in Quebec City on Sunday. Kevin Gursoy and Robbie Burt scored for Saint John. Alex D'Orio made 34 saves in the victory. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 7-2 home win over the Sea Dogs on Saturday. Nicolas Guay scored a hat trick while singles came from Morgan Adams-Moisan, Robert Lynch, Cédric Desruisseaux and Nicolas Desgroseilliers. Olivier Rodrigue made 22 saves in the win.
2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Voltigeurs this season while Drummondville is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: This past Saturday at the Marcel Dionne Centre where the Voltigeurs defeated the Sea Dogs 7-2. Nicolas Guay scored a hat trick while singles came from Morgan Adams-Moisan, Robert Lynch, Cédric Desruisseaux and Nicolas Desgroseilliers. Ostap Safin and William Poirier scored for Saint John. Olivier Rodrigue made 22 saves in the win. Matt Williams made 32 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: None
Random stat: Drummondville's special teams have struggled this season. They have the fourth worst power play (16.8%) and the second worst penalty kill (76%).
Voltigeur to watch: Nicolas Beaudin is fourth in QMJHL defencemen scoring with 28 points.
Notes: Ostap Safin leads Saint John in scoring with 29 points... Safin and Daniel Hardie each have a team high 11 goals... Joe Veleno leads the team in assists with 24... Robert Lynch and Nicolas Beaudin each have a team high 28 points... Lynch leads the team in goals with 14... Beaudin leads the the Volts in assists with 21... Safin is third in rookie scoring... Saint John is averaging a league low 2.63 goals per game... the Volts are averaging the second most goals per game with an average of 3.88.
Out of town:
Baie-Comeau at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Halifax at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Titan in Bathurst on Saturday night.
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