The team has won two of their past three games - both in overtime - and will need that momentum to carry over if they want succeed tonight against the Memorial Cup hosts. Game time for Saint John's road match against the Halifax Mooseheads is 7 p.m.
This is, surprisingly, the Sea Dogs' first trip to Scotiabank Centre this season. An earlier match between the two was postponed due to weather.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 4-22-2-1 for 11 points (sixth Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 19-7-1-0 for 39 points (second Maritimes, fifth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Quebec Remparts at Harbour Station on Wednesday night. Charlie DesRoches, Maxim Cajkovic, Jeremie Poirier and Robbie Burt scored for Saint John. Mikhail Denisov made 44 stops in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 4-1 win in Rimouski on Sunday. Arnaud Durandeau, Patrick Kyte, Joel Bishop and Ben Higgins scored for the Mooseheads. Alexis Gravel made 30 stops in the win.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-1-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 12 at Harbour Station where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 4-0. Brock McLeod, Raphael Lavoie, Xavier Parent and Samuel Asselin all scored for Halifax. Cole McLaren made 28 stops in the shutout victory. Alex D'Orio made 34 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Forward Ostap Safin.
Moosehead to watch: With Bathurst last season, Antoine Morand recorded nine goals and six assists against Saint John in eight games.
Random stat: Saint John remains winless on the road this season (and the entirety of the 2018 calendar year) with a 0-12-0-1 record.
Notes: The Sea Dogs are led by Robbie Burt who has a team high 18 points and a team leading 11 goals... Maxim Cajkovic and Michael Campoli continue to lead the team in assists with 10 each... Samuel Asselin leads the Mooseheads in points with 33 and goals with 18... Antoine Morand leads Halifax in assists with 17... the Mooseheads haven't been great at home this season with a 4-3-1-0 record... Jared McIsaac is sixth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 21 points... Halifax has the best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 88.6%... Saint John is averaging a league high 5.74 goals against per game... Charlie DesRoches has goals in four straight games... former Sea Dog Ostap Safin has not played since Nov. 25 due to a lower body injury.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Charlottetown at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Ottawa - OHL at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Rimouski at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Wildcats in Moncton on Sunday at 4 p.m.
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