The Sea Dogs fell to 0-4 on the road this season with yet another close, high scoring loss, falling 6-5 to the Halifax Mooseheads. The good news: the Sea Dogs return home, where they are 3-1, to host the Val-d'Or Foreurs this evening.
Game time is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 3-5-0-0 for six points (fifth Maritimes, eighth Eastern, 13th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 1-4-2-0 for four points (fourth West, eighth Western, 17th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-5 loss to the Mooseheads last night in Halifax. Ben Badalamenti scored twice while Joshua Roy, Charlie DesRoches and Jeremie Poirier added singles. Zachary Bouthillier allowed six goals on 35 shots. The Foreurs are coming off a 2-1 home loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Saturday. David Noel scored Val-d'Or's lone goal. Jonathan Lemieux made 30 stops in the loss.
2019-20 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 1-1-0-0 against the Foreurs last season while Val-d'Or went 1-0-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 19 in Val-d'Or where the Foreurs defeated the Sea Dogs 4-2. Nicolas Ouellet scored twice for the Foreurs while Jeremy Michel and Felix Boivin added singles. Aiden MacIntosh and Maxim Cajkovic scored for Saint John. Jonathan Lemieux made 30 stops in the win. Mikhail Denisov made 41 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Foreurs: None.
Foreurs to watch: Lincoln, NB's Peyton Hoyt had three assists against Saint John when he was a member of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in 2016-17.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs have been outscored 18-8 in third periods this season.
Notes: Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Jeremie Poirier and William Villeneuve all have a Saint John high nine points... Deakin-Poot leads the team in goals with six... Villeneuve and Charlie DesRoches each have a team high seven assists... the Foreurs are led by Marshall Lessard who has four points... Lessard, Karl Boudrias and David Noel each have a team high two goals... Rudolfs Polcs leads the team in assists with three... the Sea Dogs are 3-1 at home... the Foreurs are 0-1-1-0 on the road... Poirier and Villeneuve are tied for the league's defensemen scoring lead with nine points each... Saint John has the third best power play in the league with a rating of 30.3% while Val-d'Or has the worst with a rating of 9.1%... Villeneuve has assists in four straight home games.
Out of town:
Halifax at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs make their first trip of the season to Moncton where they'll face the Wildcats on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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