SAINT JOHN - After taking on one of the QMJHL's top teams last night, the Saint John Sea Dogs will face the last-place Val-d'Or Foreurs this afternoon.
The Foreurs sit last overall in the QMJHL standings with a 7-16-0-1 record. They've lost all the momentum they generated from a hot start to the season, which included victories in five of their first seven games. They've won two times since that stretch.
The Foreurs sit last overall in the QMJHL standings with a 7-16-0-1 record. They've lost all the momentum they generated from a hot start to the season, which included victories in five of their first seven games. They've won two times since that stretch.
Val-d'Or is coming off an overtime win in Charlottetown last night, their first victory since Nov. 11. Today's game will end a three-in-three trip for the Foreurs that also included a Friday night stop in Bathurst.
Game time at TD Station is 3 p.m.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 8-13-1-2 for 19 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 7-16-0-1 for 15 points (fourth West/eighth Western/18th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-0 loss to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies last night. Patrick Leaver made 30 saves in the loss. The Foreurs are coming off a 3-2 overtime win in Charlottetown last night. Alexandre Guy, Nathan Baril and Tomas Cibulka scored for the Foreurs. Emile Beaunoyer made 34 saves in the win.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 8-13-1-2 for 19 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 7-16-0-1 for 15 points (fourth West/eighth Western/18th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-0 loss to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies last night. Patrick Leaver made 30 saves in the loss. The Foreurs are coming off a 3-2 overtime win in Charlottetown last night. Alexandre Guy, Nathan Baril and Tomas Cibulka scored for the Foreurs. Emile Beaunoyer made 34 saves in the win.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Foreurs this season while Val-d'Or is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 14 in Val-d'Or where the Sea Dogs defeated the Foreurs 5-1. Vince Elie scored twice for Saint John while Nicolas Bilodeau, Eriks Mateiko and Nate Tivey added singles. Tomas Cibulka scored Val-d'Or's lone goal. Justin Robinson made 24 saves in the win. Emile Beaunoyer made 28 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Foreurs: Defenseman Nathan Drapeau.
Foreurs to watch: Tomas Cibulka leads all QMJHL defenseman in points with 26, goals with seven and assists with 19.
Random stat: Val-d'Or is just 1-8-0-0 against Maritimes Division teams this season.
Notes: Peter Reynolds leads Saint John in points with 30, goals with 13 and assists with 17... Tomas Cibulka leads Val-d'Or in scoring with 26 points and assists with 19... Alexandre Guy leads the club in goals with 10... Saint John is 3-8-1-1 at home... Val-d'Or is 3-8-0-1 on the road... the Foreurs are averaging 2.63 goals per game, the second fewest in the league.
Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM AST Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST
Halifax at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Québec at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton to face the Wildcats on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Happy for Robinson . He played well to earn the shutout and possibly the number 1 job in the crease moving forward.
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