Game Day 22: at Sherbrooke

SHERBROOKE, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs' six-game road trip mercifully comes to an end tonight.

The Sea Dogs have lost all five games of this trip so far and are on a franchise high 12-game losing skid. Saint John will look to turn things around this evening when they face the Sherbrooke Phoenix at 8 p.m.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-16-2-1 for seven points (sixth QMJHL, 18th QMJHL) while the Phoenix are 9-8-1-1 for 20 points (second Central, 11th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an ugly 8-1 loss in Victoriaville last night. William Poirier scored Saint John's lone goal. Tommy DaSilva allowed four goals on 18 shots while Stewart Bagnell allowed four on 18 shots as well. The Phoenix are coming off a 5-3 loss in Blainville-Boisbriand on Wednesday. Ryan DaSilva and Alex-Olivier Voyer both scored two goals for Sherbrooke while Felix Robert added a solo marker. Brendan Cregan made 27 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 0-2-0-0 against the Phoenix last season while Sherbrooke went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 14 in Sherbrooke where the Phoenix defeated the Sea Dogs 6-1. Yaroslav Alexeyev scored a hat trick while singles came from Hugo Roy, Nicolas Roy and Thomas Gregoire. Ostap Safin scored Saint John's lone goal. Thommy Monette made 15 saves in the win. Alex D'Orio made 41 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Phoenix: None.

Phoenix to watch: Taro Jentzsch is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 14 points and fourth in goals with six.

Random stat: The Phoenix have picked up points in each of their past three games (2-0-0-1).

Notes: Yohan Plamondon leads Saint John in goals with eight and points with 15... Maxim Cajkovic leads the team in assists with nine... Sherbrooke is led by Benjamin Tardif who has 20 points. He also has a team high 14 assists... Alex-Olivier Voyer leads the club in goals with 10... Saint John is 0-10-0-1 on the road... Sherbrooke is 5-4-0-1 at home... Voyer has goals in four straight games.

Out of town:
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
 Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM AST
Baie-Comeau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Gatineau at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Québec at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Mooseheads in Halifax next Friday at 7 p.m.