Thursday, January 12, 2023

Game Day 39: at Baie-Comeau

BAIE-COMEAU, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs continue their Quebec road trip tonight in Baie-Comeau.

The Sea Dogs came up just short in the first game of their trip, falling 5-4 to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens last night. It was a fairly evenly played game between the two with special teams playing a kay factor in the result.

Saint John has now dropped three straight games overall and three straight on the road.

The Drakkar sit six points ahead of the Sea Dogs in the standings but have played two more games.

Game time tonight at the Henry Leonard Centre is 8 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 13-23-1-1 for 28 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 15-21-3-1 for 34 points (fourth East/seventh Eastern/14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 loss in Chicoutimi last night. Vince Elie, Brady Burns, Peter Reynolds and Cole Burbidge scored for Saint John. Olivier Brideau made 37 stops in the loss. The Drakkar are coming off a 4-3 loss in Cape Breton on Saturday. Isaac Dufort, Anthony Lavoie and Charles-Antoine Dumont scored for Baie-Comeau. Olivier Ciarlo made 27 saves in the loss.

2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Drakkar this season while Baie-Comeau is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 4 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs edged the Drakkar 4-3. Eriks Mateiko, Sam-Luca Thifault, Jared Cosman and Nate Tivey scored for Saint John. Charles-Antoine Lavallee, Felix Gagnon and Justin Poirier scored for Baie-Comeau. Ventsislav Shingarov made 32 saves in the win. Olivier Ciarlo made 35 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: Forward Marshall Lessard.

Drakkar to watch: Marshall Lessard has points in five straight games.

Random stat: The Drakkar are averaging 2.90 goals per game (second fewest) and 26.87 shots per game (second fewest).

Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 37 and goals with 21... Nate Tivey has a team high 17 assists... Charles-Antoine Dumont leads Baie-Comeau in points with 28... Justin Poirier leads the Drakkar in goals with 15... Matyas Melovsky leads the club in assists with 21... the Drakkar are 11-9-0-0 at home... the Sea Dogs are 4-11-1-1 on the road... the Drakkar are 4-5-1-0 against Maritimes Division clubs.

Out of town:
Sherbrooke at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Québec at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs conclude their road trip on Saturday in Rimouski, facing the Oceanic at 5 p.m.

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