The Sea Dogs, who are in a fight for the 16th and final playoff spot, host the Halifax Mooseheads, who are in a fight for first overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Saint John has been good of late, earning points in six straight games (3-0-3-0) to keep their playoff hopes alive. They enter play tonight tied with the Val-d'Or Foreurs for the final playoff spot.
The Mooseheads, meanwhile, sit in a tie with the Quebec Remparts for first overall. The Moose have shown they are beatable though, falling 1-0 in Bathurst last Friday.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m. at TD Station.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 23-36-4-1 for 51 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 46-10-4-3 for 99 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-2 win in Charlottetown on Tuesday. Luka Benoit, Eriks Mateiko, Cole Burbidge, Alex Drover, Nicolas Bilodeau, Peter Reynolds and Brady Burns scored for Saint John. Ventsislav Shingarov made 36 stops in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 6-3 home win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday. Alexandre Doucet had a hat trick while Attilio Biasca, Jordan Dumais and Zachary L'Heureux added singles. Mathis Rousseau made 17 stops in the win.
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 23-36-4-1 for 51 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 46-10-4-3 for 99 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-2 win in Charlottetown on Tuesday. Luka Benoit, Eriks Mateiko, Cole Burbidge, Alex Drover, Nicolas Bilodeau, Peter Reynolds and Brady Burns scored for Saint John. Ventsislav Shingarov made 36 stops in the win. The Mooseheads are coming off a 6-3 home win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday. Alexandre Doucet had a hat trick while Attilio Biasca, Jordan Dumais and Zachary L'Heureux added singles. Mathis Rousseau made 17 stops in the win.
2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-7-0-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 7-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: March 2 at Scotiabank Centre where the Mooseheads defeated the Sea Dogs 5-2. Alexandre Doucet had a hat trick for Halifax while Evan Boucher and Markus Vidicek added solo markers. Noah Reinhart and Luka Benoit scored for Saint John. Brady James made 29 stops in the win. Ventsislav Shingarov made 32 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: Forward Josh Lawrence.
Moosehead to watch: Jordan Dumais will look to become the third player this season to reach the 50-goal mark. Alexandre Doucet, Dumais' teammate, has 55 while Gatineau's Alexis Gendron has 50.
Random stat: Saint John's last win over the Mooseheads was on March 30, 2022, a 6-4 victory at Scotiabank Centre.
Notes: Brady Burns continues to lead Saint John in points (68), goals (33) and assists (35)... Jordan Dumais leads the Mooseheads and the QMJHL in points with 126 and assists with 77... Alexandre Doucet leads the team and league in goals with 55... Saint John is 12-19-0-0 at home... Halifax is 22-7-2-2 on the road... Dumais, Doucet and Josh Lawrence all sit 1-2-3 in league scoring... the Moose are averaging a league low 8.37 penalty minutes per game... the Mooseheads are averaging a league best 4.75 goals per game... Alex Drover has goals in four straight games.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT Charlottetown at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Sherbrooke at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT
Québec at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT
Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at TD Station.
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