The long-time Saint John Sea Dogs goaltender will presumably get the nod between the pipes this evening when his Baie-Comeau Drakkar kick off a three-game Maritime road trip. Game time is 7 p.m.
D'Orio is 5-0 with a 1.40 goals against average and a .936 save percentage in five games with the Drakkar.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 11-32-2-1 for 25 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 33-9-2-1 for 69 points (first East, first Eastern, third QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-4 loss in Rouyn-Noranda on Sunday. Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Maxim Cajkovic, Jeremie Jacob and Filip Prikryl scored for Saint John. Zachary Bouthillier made 52 saves in the loss. The Drakkar are coming off a 5-1 home win over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday. Nathan Legare and Ethan Crossman both scored twice for Baie-Comeau while Xavier Bouchard also scored. Alex D'Orio made 14 saves in the victory.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Drakkar this season while Baie-Comeau is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 3 at Harbour Station where the Drakkar defeated the Sea Dogs 8-1. Ivan Chekhovich scored four goals for Baie-Comeau; Yaroslav Alexeyev had two goals; and singles came from Christopher Benoit and Tyler Hylland. William Poirier scored Saint John's lone goal. Justin Blanchette made 29 saves in the win. Stewart Bagnell allowed six goals on 31 shots. Tommy DaSilva allowed two on 10 shots.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: Goaltender Alex D'Orio
Drakkar to watch: Forward Nathan Legare is projected to be a second or third round pick in this year's NHL Draft.
Random stat: The Drakkar have the best power play in the league (29.7%) while the Sea Dogs have the worst (14.5%).
Notes: Maxim Cajkovic leads Saint John in points with 32 and assists with 19... Robbie Burt leads the Dogs in goals with 15... Ivan Chekhovich leads the Drakkar in goals with 36, assists with 42 and points with 78... Chekhovich is also the league leader in points and goals... Saint John is 7-15-2-0 at home... Baie-Comeau is 14-5-1-1 on the road... the Drakkar are on a 10-0-1-0 run... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight... Yaroslav Alexeyev has points in 11 straight games... Nathan Legare has points in nine straight games overall and seven straight road games... the Drakkar have won four straight road games.
Out of town:
Chicoutimi at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Québec at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Chicoutimi Sagueneens tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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