Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Game Day 41: vs Cataractes

SAINT JOHN
- The Saint John Sea Dogs return to home ice tonight, hosting the rival Shawinigan Cataractes for the first time since the 2022 Memorial Cup.

Both teams will have much different looking rosters tonight compared to those used in June. The Sea Dogs played in Shawinigan in December, falling 6-2.

The Sea Dogs are coming off an interesting three-game road trip in Quebec that saw them drop two close games then hammer the favoured Rimouski Oceanic 8-3. The win ended a four-game losing streak.

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 14-24-1-1 for 30 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Cataractes are 20-19-1-2 for 43 points (third Central/fifth Western/10th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-3 win in Rimouski on Saturday. Alex Drover scored a pair of goals while singles came from Jacob Beaulieu, Noah Reinhart, Nate Tivey, Vince Elie, Brady Burns and Alexis Cournoyer. Ventsislav Shingarov made 28 saves in the win. The Cataractes are coming off a 4-3 win in Rimouski on Friday. Stephane Jr Huard scored a pair of goals while Isaac Menard and Felix Lacerte added singles. Remi Delafontaine made 26 saves in the victory. 

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

Last meeting: Dec. 2 in Shawinigan where the Cataractes defeated the Sea Dogs 6-2. Natan Ethier, Alexis Bonefon, Isaac Menard, Angus Booth, William Veillette and Lorenzo Canonica scored for Shawinigan. Peter Reynolds and Brady Burns scored for Saint John. Antoine Coulombe made 21 saves in the win. Nikolas Hurtubise made 19 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Cataractes: None.

Cataractes to watch: 20-year-old Stephane Jr Huard, who started the season with the Halifax Mooseheads, has six goals and four assists in seven games since joining the Cataractes.

Random stat: The Cataractes are 3-0-0-0 against Maritimes Division clubs this season. They'll visit Saint John, Halifax and Cape Breton on this trip.

Notes: Brady Burns now leads Saint John in goals (22), assists (18) and points (40)... Stephane Jr Huard leads Shawinigan in points with 33 and goals with 14... Jordan Tourigny leads the club in assists with 25... Saint John is 9-12-0-0 at home... Shawinigan is 10-9-1-2 on the road... Felix Lacerte is second in rookie scoring with 33 points... the Cataractes are averaging a league low 26.53 shots per game... Shawinigan has won back-to-back games... Saint John has lost back-to-back home games.

Out of town:
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST 
Baie-Comeau at Québec - 7:00 PM EST 
Chicoutimi at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EST 
Gatineau at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday at 7 p.m. at TD Station.

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