The Olympiques are expected to be one of the better teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this year and, despite some major injury issues, are off to a respectable 7-3-2-0 start, placing them second in the Western Conference behind the Sherbrooke Phoenix.
Tonight's game kicks off a three-in-three New Brunswick road trip for the Olympiques. They'll visit Moncton tomorrow and Bathurst on Saturday.
The Olympiques will be a tough task for a Sea Dogs team that has lost six straight games. Saint John is 0-5-0-0 against Quebec-based clubs so far this year.
Game time tonight at TD Station is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 2-7-0-0 for four points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 7-3-2-0 for 16 points (first West/second Western/third QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 home loss to the Quebec Remparts on Sunday. Peter Reynolds and Cole Burbidge scored for Saint John while Ventsislav Shingarov made 34 stops in the loss. The Olympiques are coming off a 6-3 home loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Saturday. Donovan Arsenault, Samuel Savoie and Joey Vetrano scored for Gatineau. Tye Austin allowed five goals on 23 shots while Emerik Despatie allowed a goal on six shots.
2022-23 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Olympiques.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 1-1-0-0 against the Olympiques last season while Gatineau went 1-0-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: April 6 in Saint John where the Sea Dogs defeated the Olympiques 4-3 in overtime. Josh Lawrence, Brady Burns, Ryan Francis and Philippe Daoust scored for Saint John. Antonin Verreault scored twice for Gatineau and Donovan Arsenault added a single. Nikolas Hurtubise allowed three goals on 35 shots in the win. Emerik Despatie allowed four goals on 26 shots in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: None.
Olympiques to watch: Bobby Orr, a fifth-round pick of the Sea Dogs in the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft, had two goals and an assist in seven games against Saint John last season as a member of the Halifax Mooseheads.
Random stat: This will be the first time the Olympiques have played a Maritimes Division team this season and the first time the Sea Dogs have played a West Division team.
Notes: Brady Burns continues to lead Saint John in points with 10 and goals with six... Peter Reynolds has a team high five assists... Cole Cormier leads Gatineau in points with 11 and goals with nine... defensemen Isaac Belliveau and Vincent Maisonneuve each have a team high seven assists... Saint John is 1-4-0-0 at home... Gatineau is 2-2-1-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs have the second worst power play in the league (9.1%) while the Olympiques have the third worst (12.2%)... the Sea Dogs are averaging a league worst 5.44 goals against per game... Cormier has points in eight straight games.
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 2-7-0-0 for four points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 7-3-2-0 for 16 points (first West/second Western/third QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 home loss to the Quebec Remparts on Sunday. Peter Reynolds and Cole Burbidge scored for Saint John while Ventsislav Shingarov made 34 stops in the loss. The Olympiques are coming off a 6-3 home loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Saturday. Donovan Arsenault, Samuel Savoie and Joey Vetrano scored for Gatineau. Tye Austin allowed five goals on 23 shots while Emerik Despatie allowed a goal on six shots.
2022-23 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Olympiques.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 1-1-0-0 against the Olympiques last season while Gatineau went 1-0-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: April 6 in Saint John where the Sea Dogs defeated the Olympiques 4-3 in overtime. Josh Lawrence, Brady Burns, Ryan Francis and Philippe Daoust scored for Saint John. Antonin Verreault scored twice for Gatineau and Donovan Arsenault added a single. Nikolas Hurtubise allowed three goals on 35 shots in the win. Emerik Despatie allowed four goals on 26 shots in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: None.
Olympiques to watch: Bobby Orr, a fifth-round pick of the Sea Dogs in the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft, had two goals and an assist in seven games against Saint John last season as a member of the Halifax Mooseheads.
Random stat: This will be the first time the Olympiques have played a Maritimes Division team this season and the first time the Sea Dogs have played a West Division team.
Notes: Brady Burns continues to lead Saint John in points with 10 and goals with six... Peter Reynolds has a team high five assists... Cole Cormier leads Gatineau in points with 11 and goals with nine... defensemen Isaac Belliveau and Vincent Maisonneuve each have a team high seven assists... Saint John is 1-4-0-0 at home... Gatineau is 2-2-1-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs have the second worst power play in the league (9.1%) while the Olympiques have the third worst (12.2%)... the Sea Dogs are averaging a league worst 5.44 goals against per game... Cormier has points in eight straight games.
Out of town:
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDTRimouski at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT
Cape Breton at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Charlottetown at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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