Sunday, March 14, 2021

Game Day 18: vs Titan

SAINT JOHN - It's been an interesting start to this "second half" for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The team went down 2-0 in the first period on Tuesday before coming back to defeat the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 5-3. Then last night in Moncton, the Sea Dogs were up 4-1 and cruising but collapsed in the third period before eventually winning 5-4 in overtime.

What will the Sea Dogs have in store for us today? We'll find out at 3 p.m. when the team hosts the Titan at TD Station.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 7-6-1-0 for a .529 points percentage (third Maritimes) while the Titan are 10-5-1-1 for a .647 points percentage (second Maritimes).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 overtime win in Moncton last night. Vladislav Kotkov scored twice while singles came from Peter Reynolds, Charlie DesRoches and Jeremie Poirier. Noah Patenaude made 21 stops in the win. The Titan are coming off a 7-2 win in Moncton on Thursday. Bennett MacArthur had four goals for Bathurst while singles came from David Doucet, Logan Chisholm and Mathieu Desgagnes. Jan Bednar made 32 saves in the win.

2020-21 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-1-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 2-1-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: This past Tuesday in Bathurst where the Sea Dogs defeated the Titan 5-3. Ryan Francis scored four times and Vladislav Kotkov added a solo marker. Mathieu Desgagnes, Ben Allison and Bennett MacArthur scored for Bathurst. Zachary Emond made 27 stops in the win. Jan Bednar made 31 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None.

Titan to watch: Forward Cole Huckins doesn't have a point so far in the "second half" and is officially pointless in his past three games. He's due.

Random stat: It was exactly four months ago today - Nov. 14, 2020 - that the Sea Dogs last played at TD Station. The Sea Dogs defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 in a shootout.

Notes: Ryan Francis continues to lead the Sea Dogs in goals (10), assists (17) and points (27)... Mathieu Desgagnes leads the Titan in goals (14) and points (27)... Felix-Antoine Marcotty leads the club in assists with 17... Bathurst is 5-3-0-1 on the road... Saint John is 5-2-1-0 at home... the Sea Dogs have the second best power play in the league with a rating of 26.2% but also own the worst penalty kill with a rating of 70.6%... Desgagnes has goals in three straight games... Adam McCormick has points in seven straight road games... Sant John has won four straight home games.

Out of town:
Charlottetown at Halifax - 4:00 PM ADT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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