The Sea Dogs are coming off a fairly solid 7-4 win over the Charlottetown Islanders last night. Saint John had a strong opening period and, despite Charlottetown sticking around, never trailed in the game and held off any Islanders comeback attempts.
20-year-old forward Brady Burns scored a pair of goals last night, giving him four in three games to start the season.
The Sea Dogs face a Tigres team tonight that continues to rebuild from its 2021 President Cup championship run. Victoriaville erased a 3-1 third period deficit last night in Halifax, winning 4-3 in overtime.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-0-0 for four points (third Maritimes/fifth Eastern/12th QMJHL) while the Tigres are 3-2-0-0 for six points (second Central/third Western/fifth QMJHL).
2022 pre-season records: The Sea Dogs were 3-5-0-0 this pre-season while the Tigres went 4-4-0-0.
2021-22 regular season records: The Sea Dogs finished with a record of 47-17-1-3 for 98 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/third QMJHL) while the Tigres went 25-36-4-3 for 57 points (fourth Central/eighth Western/17th QMJHL). The Sea Dogs were eliminated in the opening round of the QMJHL playoffs while the Tigres did not qualify. Saint John went on to win the Memorial Cup as the host team.
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-4 win over the Charlottetown Islanders last night at TD Station. Brady Burns scored a pair of goals while singles came from Cam MacDonald, Jared Cosman, Peter Reynolds, Vincent Despont and Cole Burbidge. Ventsislav Shingarov made 33 saves in the win. The Tigres are coming off a 4-3 overtime win in Halifax last night. Thomas Belgarde, Tommy Cormier, Loick Daigle and Maxime Pellerin scored for Victoriaville in the comeback victory. Nathan Darveau made 27 saves in the win.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs went 1-1-0-0 against the Tigres last season while Victoriaville went 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Feb. 19 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Tigres 6-3. William Dufour had a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Vincent Sevigny, Ryan Francis, Josh Lawrence and Raivis Ansons. Loick Daigle scored twice for Victoriaville while Maxime Pellerin added a solo marker. Thomas Couture made 23 saves in the win. Nathan Darveau made 38 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Tigres: None.
Tigres to watch: Forward Eliott Simard, who the Sea Dogs traded to the Tigres during the pre-season, has one assist in four games.
Random stat: The Tigres scored two third period goals as they overcame a 3-1 deficit last night in Halifax. The team has scored eight of their 15 goals in third periods this season.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with six and goals with four... Peter Reynolds has a team high three assists... Maxime Pellerin leads Victoriaville in points with seven and goals with four... Justin Gendron and Pier-Olivier Roy each have a team high four assists... the Tigres are 2-1-0-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs are 1-1-0-0 at home... Pellerin has goals in three straight games... might we see Olivier Brideau in net tonight?
Tomorrow the @SJAlpines will be at TD Station to do the ceremonial puck drop to celebrate their NBSBL Championship!
— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) October 8, 2022
Head to TD Station at 7 PM to celebrate the fact that we are the #CitypfChampions
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Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Québec - 4:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT
Halifax at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Moncton at Sherbrooke - 6:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs begin a three-in-three Quebec road trip on Friday in Sherbrooke.
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