It's a major showdown not only between two of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's top teams (the Sea Dogs sit fourth overall with 86 points while the Phoenix are third with 86 points as well) but also two of the top point producers in Roy (106 points) and William Dufour (109 points).
The Sea Dogs defeated the Phoenix 5-1 in Sherbrooke earlier this season. The Phoenix have lost just six times in regulation on home ice.
Saint John carries a nine-game winning streak and a four-point lead on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan into tonight's contest. Game time is 7 p.m.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 41-17-1-3 for 86 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/fourth QMJHL) while the Phoenix are 41-16-2-2 for 86 points (first Central/first Western/third QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-1 win in Cape Breton on Sunday. Ryan Francis scored a pair of goals while singles came from Charlie DesRoches, William Dufour and William Villeneuve. Nikolas Hurtubise made 22 stops in the win. The Phoenix are coming off a 4-2 loss in Drummondville on Friday. Jean-Raphael Roy and Julien Anctil scored for Sherbrooke. Ivan Zhigalov made 19 stops in the loss.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Phoenix this season while Sherbrooke is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 4 in Sherbrooke where the Sea Dogs defeated the Phoenix 5-1. Ryan Francis, Cam MacDonald, Charlie DesRoches, Christopher Inniss and Jeremie Poirier scored for Saint John. Xavier Parent scored Sherbrooke's lone goal. Noah Patenaude allowed a goal on 36 shots before leaving the game with an injury. Jonathan Lemieux stopped all 12 shots he faced in relief. Ivan Zhigalov made 19 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Phoenix: Forward Joshua Roy.
Phoenix to watch: Joshua Roy for obvious reasons. He was held pointless in Sherbrooke's most recent game.
Random stat: David Spacek is second in QMJHL rookie scoring with 46 points in 51 games.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 109 and goals with 52... Josh Lawrence has a team high 64 assists... Joshua Roy leads Sherbrooke in points with 106 and assists with 63... Xavier Parent has a team high 45 goals... Saint John is 20-9-0-2 at home... Sherbrooke is 17-10-2-1 on the road... Sherbrooke is 6-2-0-0 against Maritimes Division teams... Saint John is 4-3-0-0 against Central Division teams... the Sea Dogs are averaging a league best 4.43 goals per game... Parent has assists in six straight games... Lawrence has points in 23 straight home games while Dufour has points in 21 straight home games... the Sea Dogs have won three straight home games.
Out of town:
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADTCharlottetown at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT
Québec at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Friday at 7 p.m.
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