Saturday, November 12, 2022

Game Day 17: vs Voltigeurs

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will try, once again, to snap a losing streak tonight at TD Station.

The Sea Dogs enter action tonight on a five-game losing skid after falling 8-4 to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Thursday. Penalties were a big problem for Saint John in that contest, something they'll no doubt try and correct tonight.

The Sea Dogs will face the Drummondville Voltigeurs for the first time this season. The Volts have won three straight, the latest being a 5-2 win in Moncton last night.

Game time tonight is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 4-11-0-1 for nine points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 10-7-0-0 for 20 points (third Central/fifth Western/seventh QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-4 loss to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Thursday at TD Station. Brady Burns scored twice while singles came from Nick Blagden and Vince Elie. Nikolas Hurtubise allowed seven goals on 40 shots in 52 minutes of action. Ventsislav Shingarov allowed a goal on nine shots in relief. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 5-2 win in Moncton last night. Sam Oliver, Mikael Diotte, Jeremy Lapointe, Charles-Antoine Dumont and Tyler Peddle scored for Drummondville. Kevyn Brassard made 20 stops in the victory.

2022-23 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Voltigeurs.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Voltigeurs last season while Drummondville went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting:
 Feb. 20 in Saint John where the Voltigeurs defeated the Sea Dogs 2-1. Jacob Dion and Luke Woodworth scored for Drummondville. Brady Burns had Saint John's lone goal. Jacob Goobie made 45 saves in the win. Nikolas Hurtubise made 17 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: Forward Simon Hughes.

Voltigeurs to watch: Voltigeurs captain Charles-Antoine Dumont has four goals and 16 points in 17 games this season. Dumont was a sixth-round pick of Saint John in the 2018 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Random stat: Brady Burns, who scored two goals on Thursday, had three goals in two games against the Voltigeurs last season.

Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 16 and goals with nine... Peter Reynolds continues to lead Saint John in assists with nine... Charles-Antoine Dumont leads Drummondville in points with 16 and assists with 12... Jeremy Lapointe leads the Volts in goals with nine... the Volts are 5-4-0-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs are 3-5-0-0 at home... Saint John is 0-3-0-0 against Central Division teams... the Volts are missing a few key players due to injuries: forward Justin Cote, defenseman Maveric Lamoureux and goaltender Riley Mercer.

Out of town:
Shawinigan at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
Charlottetown at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Halifax next Saturday for a 7 p.m. meeting with the Mooseheads.

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