Game Day 20: at Gatineau

GATINEAU, Que. - The second half of the Saint John Sea Dogs' massive six-game Quebec road trip begins tonight.

The Sea Dogs have dropped the first three games, falling to Rimouski, Baie-Comeau and Chicoutimi by a combined score of 23-5. The team begins a three-in-three tonight, visiting Gatineau, Victoriaville and Sherbrooke.

Game time tonight at the Robert Guertin Centre is 8:30 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-14-2-1 for seven points (sixth Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 7-9-2-1 for 17 points (third West, 14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Sunday. Robbie Burt, Michael Campoli and Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored for Saint John. Alex D'Orio made 39 stops in the loss. The Olympiques are coming off a 4-3 home loss to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday. Giordano Finoro, Charles-Antoine Roy and Pier-Olivier Lacombe scored for Gatineau. Tristan Berube made 32 stops in the loss.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-0-1-0 against the Olympiques this season while Gatineau is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 4 at Harbour Station where the Olympiques defeated the Sea Dogs 2-1 in overtime. Pier-Olivier Lacombe and Maxim Trepanier scored for Gatineau. Charlie DesRoches scored for Saint John. Creed Jones made 14 stops in the win. Alex D'Orio made 27 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: None.

Olympique to watch: Gabriel Bilodeau is fifth in league defensemen scoring with 16 points (three goals and 13 assists).

Random stat: The Olympiques are a solid 6-3 on the road this season but are a dreadful 1-6-2-1 at home.

Notes: Yohan Plamondon leads Saint John in scoring with 14 points and goals with eight... Michael Campoli has a team high eight assists... Shawn Boudrias leads Gatineau in points with 23 and goals with 11... Gabriel Bilodeau has a team high 13 assists... Saint John is 0-8-0-1 on the road this season... the Sea Dogs have lost 10 straight... the Olympiques have lost three straight... Gatineau has the third worst power play in the league (16.8%) while Saint John has the second worst (15.5%).

Out of town:
Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST
Québec at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Victoriaville Tigres tomorrow night at 8 p.m.