Sunday, December 31, 2023

Game Day 36: vs Titan

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs close out 2023 with a home game against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan this afternoon.

It's been a rough start to the second half for Saint John, falling 10-3 to the Cape Breton Eagles on Thursday and 7-2 to the Moncton Wildcats last night.

The Sea Dogs return home today for a New Year's Eve 2 p.m. start. This is Saint John's first home game since Dec. 9.

Country artist Robyn Ottolini will be performing at the game.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 13-17-3-2 for 31 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Titan are 16-17-1-2 for 35 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/10th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-2 loss in Moncton last night. Pavel Simek and Mathis Gauthier scored Saint John's lone goals. Patrick Leaver made 30 saves in the loss. The Titan are coming off a 7-3 win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday. Ty Higgins, Matthew McRae, Joseph Henneberry, Igor Mburanumwe, Blake Pilgrim-Edwards, Milo Roelens and Dawson Sharkey scored for Bathurst. Joshua Fleming made 23 saves in the win.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 4-1-0-1 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 2-4-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 4 in Bathurst where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 5-4. Donovan Arsenault scored a hat trick for Bathurst while Alexandre Lallier and Joseph Henneberry added singles. Pavel Simek scored twice for Saint John while Noah Reinhart and Jacob Beaulieu recorded solo markers. Antoine Keller made 24 saves in the win. Justin Robinson made 33 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: Defenseman Jared Cosman.

Titan to watch: Bobby Orr's 47 points place him ninth in QMJHL scoring.

Random stat: The Titan have won three straight games, outscoring opponents 20-8.

Notes: Vince Elie leads Saint John in points with 34 and assists with 20... Eriks Mateiko and Brody Fournier lead the Sea Dogs in goals with 15 each... Bobby Orr leads Bathurst in points with 47 and assists with 36... Joseph Henneberry and Donovan Arsenault each have a Titan high 17 goals... Bathurst is 7-8-1-2 on the road... Saint John is 6-9-2-1 at home... the Titan have the second worst penalty kill in the league with a rating of 73.9%.

Out of town:
Cape Breton at Halifax - 2:00 PM AST 
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 2:00 PM EST 
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 2:00 PM EST 
Rimouski at Québec - 2:00 PM EST 
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 2:00 PM EST 
Blainville-Boisbriand at Sherbrooke - 2:00 PM EST 
Gatineau at Victoriaville - 2:00 PM EST 
Charlottetown at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs return to action on Thursday when they host the Charlottetown Islanders at 7 p.m.

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