Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Game Day 32: vs Titan

SAINT JOHN - The two worst teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League meet tonight at Harbour Station.

The Saint John Sea Dogs return home after dropping back-to-back road games to the Maritimes Division's top two teams. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan, meanwhile, have lost six straight games.

Game time tonight between the Sea Dogs and Titan is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 4-24-2-1 for 11 points (sixth Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Titan are 5-24-0-1 for 11 points (fifth Maritimes, 17th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss in Moncton on Sunday. Michael Campoli and Anthony Boucher scored for Saint John. Mikhail Denisov made 29 saves in the loss. The Titan are coming off 6-0 loss in Halifax on Saturday night. Tyriq Outen allowed five goals on 17 shots. Mark Grametbauer allowed one goal on nine shots in relief.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-3-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 3-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 21 in Saint John where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 4-1. Charles-Andre Cypihot, Liam Leonard, Noah Dobson and Marc-Andre LeCouffe all scored for Bathurst. Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored Saint John's lone goal. Mark Grametbauer made 41 stops in the win. Alex D'Orio made 21 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None.

Titan to watch: Cole Rafuse has six goals and three assists in three games against Saint John.

Random stat: Four of Bathurst's five wins this season have come on the road.

Notes: The Sea Dogs are led by Robbie Burt and Maxim Cajkovic who each have 18 points... Burt leads the team in goals with 11... Cajkovic leads the club in assists with 12... Cajkovic missed Saint John's game on Sunday with an injury... the Titan are led by Noah Dobson and Marc-Andre LeCouffe who each have 16 points... Dobson has a team high nine goals... Evan MacKinnon leads the club in assists with 11... Dobson is away at Team Canada's world junior selection camp... Saint John is 4-10-2-1 at home... Bathurst is 4-10-0-0 on the road... Saint John is averaging 2.21 goals per game (17th overall) while the Titan are averaging 1.99 (18th)... the Titan have lost three straight road games.

Out of town:
Moncton at Charlottetown - 10:00 AM AST
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday at 7 p.m.

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