The Sea Dogs take on the Gatineau Olympiques at 3 p.m. It's Bingo Day at the Station in support of the Empty Stocking Fund.
Saint John is expected to be without captain Joe Veleno again, who is awaiting a trade.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 8-18-4-2 for 22 points (6th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 16-10-2-2 for 36 points (5th West, 10th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 loss in Bathurst last night. Cole Reginato and Ostap Safin scored for Saint John. Matt Williams made 30 saves in the win. The Olympiques are coming off a 3-1 win in Charlottetown last night. Piere-Olivier Lacombe, Anthony Beauchamp and Mitchell Balmas scored for Gatineau. Mathieu Bellemare made 31 saves in the win.
2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Olympiques this season while Gatineau is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 1 in Gatineau where the Olympiques edged the Sea Dogs 2-1. Pier-Olivier Lacombe and Alexandre Landreville scored for Gatineau while Ostap Safin replied for Saint John. Tristan Berube made 23 saves in the win. Matthew Williams made 27 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: Defenceman Will Thompson
Random stat: Saint John has a home record of 3-8-2-2. Their three home wins is the fewest in the league.
Olympique to watch: Goaltender Tristan Berube has the league's best goals against average of 2.12 and the best save percentage of .922.
Notes: Ostap Safin leads Saint John in scoring with 32 points... Safin has a team high 13 goals... Joe Veleno leads the team in assists with 25... Mitchell Balmas leads Gatineau in scoring with 32 points... Balmas has a team high 19 goals... Alex Breton has a team high 17 assists... Gatineau is 7-5-1-2 on the road... the Olympiques have been hot of late, going 6-0-1-1 in their past eight games... Balmas is third in the league in goals... Gatineau is averaging 2.60 goals against per game, the second fewest in the league... Balmas has goals in three straight road games... Gatineau has won four straight games and two straight on the road.
Out of town:
Moncton at Rouyn-Noranda - 3:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Moncton to face the Wildcats on Friday at 7 p.m.
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