The Sea Dogs will play their next seven games on the road due to the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge taking over Harbour Station. This first six of those road games will take place in Quebec, a trip that will see the team visit Rimouski, Baie-Comeau, Chicoutimi, Gatineau, Victoriaville and Sherbrooke.
Game time tonight in Rimouski is 8:30 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-11-2-1 for 11 points (sixth Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Oceanic are 8-8-1-0 for 17 points (fourth East, 10th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an ugly 10-4 home loss to the Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday. Anthony Boucher, Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Yohan Plamondon and Brady Burns all scored for Saint John. Alex D'Orio allowed 10 goals on 39 shots in the loss. The Oceanic are coming off a 5-2 loss in Quebec City on Sunday. Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Alexis Lafreniere scored for Rimouski. Colten Ellis made 25 saves in the loss.
2018-19 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Oceanic last season while Rimouski went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 14 in Rimouski where the Oceanic hammered the Sea Dogs 8-1. Samuel Dove-McFalls and Denis Mikhnin each scored a hat trick while singles came from Alexis Lafreniere and Mathieu Bizier for the Oceanic. Radim Salda scored Saint John's lone goal. Colten Ellis made 22 stops in the win. Alex D'Orio allowed four goals on 25 shots while Matthew Williams allowed four goals on 15 shots.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Oceanic: Forward Cedric Pare and defenseman Radim Salda.
Oceanic to watch: Alexis Lafreniere for obvious reasons.
Random stat: Saint John enters this huge road trip with a 0-5-0-1 record away from Harbour Station. They are also 0-1-1-0 against Quebec based teams.
Notes: Yohan Plamondon leads Saint John in goals with eight and points with 14... Michael Campoli leads the club in assists with seven... Alexis Lafreniere leads Rimouski in points with 27 and assists with 20... Dmitry Zavgorodniy leads the Oceanic in goals with 10... Saint John has lost seven straight games... the Oceanic have lost two straight... Rimouski is 4-5-0-0 at home... Lafreniere is third in the league in scoring and second in assists... this game features two of the league's busiest goalies in terms on minutes and saves: Alex D'Orio and Colten Ellis... Charle-Edouard D'Astous leads all QMJHL defensemen in scoring with 20 points... the Oceanic have the league's best power play with a rating of 38.7%... the Sea Dogs have the worst penalty kill in the league with a rating of 70.1%... Plamondon has goals in four straight games.
Out of town:
Val-d'Or at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT
Shawinigan at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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