Game Day 25: at Blainville-Boisbriand

BOISBRIAND, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs and St. John's Fog Devils Montreal Junior Blainville-Boisbriand Armada play the first half of a rare home-and-home this afternoon in the Montreal suburbs. 

The expansion cousins meet today at 4 p.m. Atlantic at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau and again on Wednesday night at TD Station.

If the playoffs started today, the Armada (17th in the overall standings) and the Sea Dogs (18th) would be on the outside looking in. The Armada have six more points than the Dogs but have played three more games.

Saint John will no doubt be feeling some fatigue playing their third game in three days. But they do have some positive momentum working in their favour thanks to a 3-2 win last night in Drummondville - just their third road victory of the season.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 7-16-0-1 for 15 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Armada are 10-16-0-1 for 21 points (fourth West/eighth Western/17th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 win in Drummondville last night. Brady Burns scored a pair of goals while Jacob Beaulieu added a solo marker. Ventsislav Shingarov made 27 saves in the win. The Armada are coming off a 6-2 home loss to the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Friday. Alexis Gendron scored both Boisbriand goals. Nicholas Sheehan made 38 stops in the loss.

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

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

Last meeting: Feb. 4, 2022 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs shutout the Armada 4-0. William Dufour,  Marshall Lessard, Brady Burns and Philippe Daoust scored for Saint John. Nikolas Hurtubise made 17 saves in the shutout victory. Nicholas Sheehan made 36 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Armada: None.

Armada to watch: Alexis Gendron is fifth in QMJHL goal scoring with 20 on the season.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs will, once again, try and win back-to-back games for just the second time all season.

Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 24 and goals with 15... Nate Tivey has a team high 14 assists... Jonathan Fauchon has an Armada high 35 points and 24 assists... Alexis Gendron leads the club in goals with 20... Saint John is 3-9-0-1 on the road... Blainville-Boisbriand is 5-7-0-1 at home... the Armada have lost five straight games... Gendron has goals in four straight home games.

Out of town:

Victoriaville at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM AST  

Québec at Val-d'Or - 3:00 PM EST 

Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST 

Gatineau at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs and Armada meet again on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.