Sunday, February 25, 2024

Game Day 57: at Sherbrooke

SHERBROOKE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs will play in the province of Quebec one last time this regular season later today.

Saint John travels to Sherbrooke to face the Phoenix at 4 p.m. Atlantic. It hasn't been the greatest road trip for the Sea Dogs so far, blowing a 3-1 third period lead and falling in overtime in Quebec City on Friday before getting blown out 9-2 in Drummondville last night.

With Saturday's contest, the Sea Dogs and Remparts have now played the same amount of games. They are tied for the 16th and final playoff spot with 42 points each.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-31-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Phoenix are 26-24-1-5 for 58 points (third Central/fourth Western/10th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 9-2 loss in Drummondville last night. Eriks Mateiko and Brody Fournier scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 40 saves in the loss. The Phoenix are coming off a 6-0 win over the last-place Val-d'Or Foreurs last night. Hugo Primeau scored twice for Sherbrooke while singles came from Charles-Antoine Beauregard, Andrew Belchamber, Israël Mianscum and Lewis Gendron. Samuel St-Hilaire made 20 saves in the shutout.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Phoenix this season while Sherbrooke is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 5 in Saint John where the Phoenix defeated the Sea Dogs 7-3. Israël Mianscum and Mavrick Lachance each scored twice for Sherbrooke while singles came from Lewis Gendron, Coen Miller and Alexis Doucet. Matteo Mann, Eriks Mateiko and Egan Beveridge scored for Saint John. Mathys Routhier made 32 stops in the win. Patrick Leaver and Justin Robinson split the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Phoenix: Forward Chad Bellemare.

Phoenix to watch: Israël Mianscum sits eighth in league scoring with 68 points.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs are now 1-7-2-0 in their last 10 games. They have the fewest wins in the QMJHL during this stretch.

Notes: Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 25... Israël Mianscum leads the Phoenix in points with 68, goals with 28 and assists with 40... Sherbrooke is 17-11-0-2 at home... Saint John is 9-16-2-1 on the road... Mianscum is second in the league in shots on goal... Lewis Gendron is fifth in QMJHL rookie scoring (39 points) while Mavrick Lachance is sixth (38 points)... Lachance is tied for the rookie lead in goals with 22... Hugo Primeau has points in 11 straight games... Charles-Antoine Beauregard has goals in five straight home games... the Sea Dogs have lost seven straight road games... following last night's game, Jacob Beaulieu has been suspended three games for "unsportsmanlike conduct" while Darien Reynolds has been suspended one game for kneeing.

Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 3:00 PM AST 
Moncton at Charlottetown - 3:00 PM AST 
Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST 
Halifax at Québec - 3:00 PM EST 
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST 
Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST 
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs return home and host the league-leading Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Friday at 7 p.m.

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