Evening temperatures are expected to drop to -37, perfect weather for the Saint John Sea Dogs and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies to play inside the cozy confines of the Glencore Arena. Game time is 8 p.m. Atlantic.
The temperatures are cold, but the Sea Dogs have been anything but. Saint John won their fourth straight road game on Wednesday, defeating the Val-d'Or Foreurs 5-4.
These final two games of Saint John's three-game Quebec road trip will be the most challenging. The Huskies sit sixth overall in the QMJHL standings while the Gatineau Olympiques are fourth.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-27-1-1 for 36 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Huskies are 26-15-3-3 for 58 points (second West/fourth Western/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 win in Val-d'Or last night. Eriks Mateiko netted a hat trick while Pavel Simek and Noah Reinhart added singles. Ventsislav Shingarov made 32 saves in the win. The Huskies are coming off a 6-3 home loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Saturday. Thomas Verdon scored twice for Rouyn-Noranda while Bill Zonnon added a single. Kyle Hagen made 19 stops in the loss.
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-27-1-1 for 36 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Huskies are 26-15-3-3 for 58 points (second West/fourth Western/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 win in Val-d'Or last night. Eriks Mateiko netted a hat trick while Pavel Simek and Noah Reinhart added singles. Ventsislav Shingarov made 32 saves in the win. The Huskies are coming off a 6-3 home loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Saturday. Thomas Verdon scored twice for Rouyn-Noranda while Bill Zonnon added a single. Kyle Hagen made 19 stops in the loss.
2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Huskies this season while Rouyn-Noranda is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 27 at TD Station where the Huskies defeated the Sea Dogs 5-2. Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored a pair of goals for Rouyn-Noranda while Samuel Rousseau, Mathis Perron and Thomas Verdon added singles. Cam MacDonald and Charlie DesRoches scored for Saint John. Thomas Couture made 27 saves in the win. Nikolas Hurtubise made 29 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Huskies: Goaltender Thomas Couture and forward Leighton Carruthers.
Huskies to watch: Riverview native Dylan Gill sits fifth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 41 points in 47 games.
Random stat: Noah Reinhart now has points in seven straight games. He's collected four goals and six assists during that stretch.
Notes: Brady Burns continues to lead Saint John in points (48), goals (25) and assists (23)... Daniil Bourash and Tristan Allard each have a Huskies high 51 points... Bourash leads the club in goals with 32... defenseman Dylan Gill leads the team in assists with 36... Saint John is 8-12-1-1 on the road... Rouyn-Noranda is 13-8-1-1 at home... Cole Burbidge now sits third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 33 points. Bill Zonnon sits just behind him in fifth with 32 points... Saint John is 4-2-0-0 against West Division clubs... Rouyn-Noranda is 8-1-0-1 against Maritimes Division teams... the Huskies have the second best power play in the league with a rating of 26.4%... Charlie DesRoches has assists in four straight games.
Out of town:
Halifax at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ASTChicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST
Québec at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs conclude their road trip on Saturday in Gatineau, facing the Olympiques at 5 p.m.
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