Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Game Day 61: vs Eagles

SAINT JOHN
- The Saint John Sea Dogs and Cape Breton Eagles meet again tonight at TD Station.

The two met on Sunday afternoon in Saint John where the Sea Dogs edged the visiting side 6-5. Tonight will be the ninth and final meeting of the regular season between the two. Each side has won four times.

Points remain critical for Saint John as they try and grab the QMJHL's final playoff spot. The Sea Dogs enter play tonight three points back of the Val-d'Or Foreurs with a game in-hand.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 21-36-2-1 for 45 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 24-31-3-1 for 52 points (fourth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Eagles met on Sunday afternoon at TD Station where Saint John pulled off a 6-5 win. Peter Reynolds scored twice for Saint John while singles came from Joseph Ianniello, Nicolas Bilodeau, Noah Reinhart and Alex Drover. Cape Breton had a pair of goals from Olivier Houde and solo markers from Cam Squires, Angelo Fullerton and Jacob Newcombe. Ventsislav Shingarov made 28 saves in the win. Oliver Satny made 35 stops in the loss.

2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 4-3-1-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 4-4-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: None.

Eagle to watch: Quispamsis native Angelo Fullerton has three goals in eight games against his hometown team this season. He has scored a total of nine goals in 55 games overall.

Random stat: Cape Breton's Cam Squires has goals in five straight games while Saint John's Noah Reinhart has goals in four straight.

Notes: Brady Burns continues to lead Saint John in points (60), goals (30) and assists (30)... Ivan Ivan leads Cape Breton in points with 77 and assists with 51... Samuel Johnson has a team high 31 goals... Saint John is 11-19-0-0 at home... Cape Breton is 10-17-2-0 on the road... the Eagles have lost three straight road games... Saint John went 2/2 on the power play on Sunday while Cape Breton went 1/1.

Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Baie-Comeau at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Moncton Wildcats on Friday at 7 p.m.

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