The Sea Dogs, who remain one point back of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's final playoff spot, take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles this evening at 7 p.m. The team has two more games remaining - both on the road - following this match.
The Screaming Eagles, meanwhile, are still in the race for home ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs with three games remaining in their schedule. They sit three points back of the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 13-47-2-3 for 31 points (fifth Maritimes, ninth Eastern, 17th QMJHL) while the Screaming Eagles are 37-22-1-5 for 80 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, eighth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 home loss to the Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday afternoon. Benjamin Gagne scored Saint John's lone goal. Mikhail Denisov made 41 stops in the loss. The Screaming Eagles are coming off a 3-1 home loss to the Charlottetown Islanders on Saturday. Derek Gentile scored Cape Breton's lone goal. Kevin Mandolese made 23 saves in the loss.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-7-0-0 against the Screaming Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 7-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: March 1 at Centre 200 where the Screaming Eagles defeated the Sea Dogs 7-2. Brooklyn Kalmikov scored two goals while singles came from Adam McCormick, Ryan Francis, Nathan Larose, Olivier Bourret and Shaun Miller. Josh Lawrence and Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored for Saint John. William Grimard made 14 saves in the win. Tommy DaSilva made 47 saves in the loss against his former club.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Screaming Eagles: Forward Isiah Campbell and defenseman Nathan Larose.
Screaming Eagle to watch: Five of Isiah Campbell's 12 goals this season have come against Saint John.
Random stat: Saint John has lost 12 straight road games while Cape Breton has lost three straight home games.
Notes: Maxim Cajkovic leads Saint John in goals with 21 and points with 44... Cajkovic and Benjamin Gagne lead the team in assists with 23... Mitchell Balmas leads Cape Breton in goals with 42 and points with 77... Mathias Laferriere leads the club in assists with 44... the Eagles are 19-10-0-4 at home... the Dogs are 4-24-0-3 on the road... Leon Gawanke is fourth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 54 points and second in goals with 15.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT
Québec at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Drummondville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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