The Sea Dogs were hammered 9-1 by the Rimouski Oceanic on Thursday night. Things don't get any easier as Saint John will face the league's No. 3 seeded team today in Baie-Comeau. Puck drop is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Henry Leonard Centre.
The Drakkar are typically one the best teams on home ice - and that has been the case this season. The team is 8-1 at home and have won four straight games overall.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-12-2-1 for seven points (sixth Maritimes, 18th overall) while the Drakkar are 13-3-0-1 for 27 points (first East, third QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 9-1 loss in Rimouski on Thursday. William Poirier scored Saint John's lone goal. Tommy DaSilva allowed five goals on 25 shots in the loss. Stewart Bagnell allowed four goals on 20 shots. The Drakkar are coming off a 5-2 home win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Halloween night. Samuel L'Italien scored twice while singles came from Jordan Martel, Ivan Chekhovich and D'Artagnan Joly. Kyle Jessiman made 29 stops in the win.
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 0-1-0-1 against the Drakkar last season while Baie-Comeau went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 10, 2017 at Harbour Station where the Drakkar defeated the Sea Dogs 4-3 in a shootout. Jordan Martel scored two goals for Baie-Comeau and Gabriel Fortier added a solo marker. Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Robbie Burt and Daniel Hardie scored for Saint John. Justin Blanchette made 49 stops in the win. Alex D'Orio made 29 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None.
Drakkar to watch: Ivan Chekhovich is fifth in league scoring with 26 points.
Random stat: Saint John's eight-game losing streak is the second longest losing skid in the league so far this year. Bathurst has lost 10 straight.
Notes: Yohan Plamondon leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 14 points and goals with eight... Michael Campoli leads the club in assists with seven... Ivan Chekhovich leads the Drakkar in goals with 11, assists with 15 and points with 26... Saint John is 0-6-0-1 on the road... Sacha Roy is second in the league in penalty minutes... the Drakkar are 2-0-0-0 against Maritimes Division clubs... Chekhovich has goals in four straight games... Samuel L'Italien has points in eight straight home games.
Out of town:
Blainville-Boisbriand at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Val-d'Or at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Rouyn-Noranda at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
Charlottetown at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Chicoutimi to take on the Sagueneens tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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