Veleno has not played in his old home since last December's blockbuster trade that saw the Saint John Sea Dogs captain traded to the Drummondville Voltigeurs in exchange for a pile of draft picks. The first player granted exceptional player status in QMJHL history, Veleno spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Dogs, helping Saint John win the President Cup in 2017.
Game time between the Sea Dogs - who will look to snap a 14-game losing streak - and Voltigeurs is 7 p.m. tonight.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-18-2-1 for seven points (sixth Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 15-6-1-0 for 31 points (first Central, fifth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-1 home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday. Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored Saint John's lone goal. Alex D'Orio made 21 stops in the loss. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 6-1 win in Sherbrooke on Sunday. Brandon Skubel, Felix Lauzon, Gregor MacLeod, Cedric Desruisseaux, Marc-Olivier Duquette and Jarrett Baker scored for Drummondville. Olivier Rodrigue made 28 saves 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 Voltigeurs last season while Drummondville went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 6, 2017 at Harbour Station where the Voltigeurs defeated the Sea Dogs 4-3. Connor Bramwell, Cedric Desruisseaux, Robert Lynch and Nicolas Guay scored for Drummondville. Joe Veleno scored two goals for Saint John while Ostap Safin added a solo marker. Olivier Rodrigue made 26 stops in the win. Alex D'Orio made 23 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: Forward Joe Veleno.
Voltigeur to watch: Joe Veleno, obviously. The Detroit Red Wings prospect has 11 goals and 16 assists in 20 games this season.
Random stat: Volts goaltender Olivier Rodrigue has the league's second best GAA of 2.34 and is tied for the most wins with 12.
Notes: Yohan Plamondon leads Saint John in goals and points with 15. Maxim Cajkovic also has 15 points... Cajkovic has a team high 10 assists... Joe Veleno leads Drummondville in scoring with 27 points. He also has a team high 16 assists... Veleno, Gregor MacLeod and Nicolas Guay are all tied for the team lead in goals with 11... Saint John is 2-7-2-0 at home... Drummondville is 8-4-0-0 on the road... Drummondville is 1-0-1-0 against Maritimes Division teams... Saint John is averaging the second fewest goals per game in the league (2.16) and most goals against per game (5.92)... the Voltigeurs are averaging the most shots per game (38.87) and fewest shots against per game (23.63)... Saint John has lost five straight home games.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Sherbrooke at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Sherbrooke Phoenix tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
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