Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Game Day 33: at Baie-Comeau

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. - For the first time since Feb. 1, 2020, the Saint John Sea Dogs will take to the ice at Henry Leonard Centre and face the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.

Tonight's match kicks off a three-game road trip through the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's East Division for the Sea Dogs. They'll also be visiting Chicoutimi and Rimouski.

The Sea Dogs had a good weekend as their revamped roster made its debut. They'll look to keep those good vibes going this week.

Game time tonight is 8 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

Capacity/Proof of Vaccination/Masks: 500 fans/Required/Required

Records: The Sea Dogs are 17-12-0-3 for 37 points (fourth Maritimes/fifth Eastern/eighth QMJHL) while the the Drakkar are 10-14-4-3 for 27 points (fourth East/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 home win over the Rimouski Oceanic on Sunday. William Dufour and Philippe Daoust each scored twice while Cam MacDonald and Raivis Ansons also had goals. Thomas Couture made 14 stops in the win. The Drakkar are coming off a 5-2 home win over the Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday. Evgeny Sapelnikov had a pair of goals while singles came from Nathan Baril, Xavier Fortin and Felix Gagnon. Olivier Adam made 31 stops in the win.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Drakkar this season while Baie-Comeau is 0-0-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 27 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs edged the Drakkar 5-4 in overtime. Yanic Crete, Josh Lawrence, Jacob Chantler, Ryan Francis and William Dufour all scored for Saint John. Jacob Goucher had a pair of goals for Baie-Comeau while singles came from Benjamin Corbeil and Isaac Dufort. Jonathan Lemieux allowed two goals on nine shots and Noah Patenaude allowed two goals on 17 shots in the win. Olivier Ciarlo made 35 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: Forward Evgeny Sapelnikov.

Drakkar to watch: Evgeny Sapelnikov, of course. The former Sea Dog has two goals and an assist in two games with the Drakkar so far.

Random stat: Sea Dogs forward Raivis Ansons will face his former team for the first time. The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect spent parts of three seasons in Baie-Comeau.

Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 50 and goals with 25... Josh Lawrence has a team high 30 assists... Jacob Gaucher leads the Drakkar in points 32 and goals with 22... Niks Fenenko and Benjamin Corbeil are tied for the team lead in assists with 15 each... the Sea Dogs are 7-5-0-1 on the road... the Drakkar are 8-6-0-1 at home... Baie-Comeau is 4-2-1-1 against Maritimes Division teams... the Drakkar are averaging just 2.79 goals per game, the third lowest in the league... Dufour has points in 18 straight games and goals in five straight... Lawrence has points in 15 straight games... Ryan Francis has assists in six straight games while Brady Burns has assists in five straight... Benjamin Corbeil has points in 12 straight home games.

Out of town:
Charlottetown at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Halifax at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Chicoutimi to face the Sagueneens tomorrow at 8:30 p.m.

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