Game Day 45: at Val-d'Or

VAL-D'OR, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs continue their three-game road trip through Quebec tonight at the Air Creebec Centre.

The Sea Dogs face the Val-d'Or Foreurs at 7 p.m. in what should be the "easiest" game of this road trip. The team fell 9-2 to the high flying Drummondville Voltigeurs on Thursday and visit the league leading Rouyn-Noranda Huskies tomorrow.

The Sea Dogs and Foreurs are separated by just eight points in the overall standings.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 11-30-2-1 for 25 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 14-24-4-1 for 33 points (fourth West, seventh Western, 15th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 9-2 loss in Drummondville on Thursday night. William Poirier and Luke Wilson scored for Saint John. Zachary Bouthillier made 53 stops in the loss. The Foreurs are coming off a 4-0 road loss in Rouyn-Noranda on Thursday. Mathieu Marquis made 53 stops in the loss.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Foreurs this season while Val-d'Or is 0-0-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 30 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Foreurs 4-3 in overtime. Robbie Burt scored a hat trick for Saint John and Charlie DesRoches notched a solo marker. Nicolas Ouellet, Jacob Gaucher and Jeremy Michel scored for Val-d'Or. Alex D'Orio made 36 saves in the win. Jonathan Lemieux made 41 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Foreurs: Forward Julien Tessier.

Foreurs to watch: Julien Tessier, a first round pick of the Sea Dogs in the 2014 QMJHL Entry Draft, leads the Foreurs in scoring.

Random stat: Nicholas Deakin-Poot has points in seven straight road games.

Notes: Maxim Cajkovic leads Saint John in scoring with 30 points and assists with 19... Robbie Burt has a team leading 15 goals... Julien Tessier leads Val-d'Or in scoring with 38 points and goals with 16... Felix Boivin has a Foreurs high 28 assists... Saint John is 4-15-0-1 on the road... Val-d'Or is 9-9-2-0 at home... the Foreurs have lost five straight... Boivin is sixth in defensemen scoring with 33 points... Val-d'Or is averaging a league high 41.31 shots against per game... William Poirier has goals in three straight games.

Out of town:
Shawinigan at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Québec - 4:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 4:00 PM EST
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Rimouski at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Charlottetown at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies tomorrow at 5 p.m.