The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, who sit second in the Western Conference, tonight at 7 p.m. at TD Station. Saint John will honour the club's 2011 and 2012 championship teams during the game.
The Sea Dogs have won back-to-back games – both in overtime with both game winners being scored by Matteo Mann.
This is the third and final game of a Maritime road trip for the Huskies. They fell 6-5 in overtime on Wednesday in Cape Breton and lost 2-1 in a shootout last night in Halifax. The Huskies outshot the Mooseheads 49-18 in the loss.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV
2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 9-7-0-0 for 18 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Huskies are 8-3-2-3 for 21 points (first West/second Western/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday. William Yared scored a pair of goals while Matteo Mann netted the overtime winner. Charles-Edward Gravel made 33 saves in the win. The Huskies are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss in Halifax last night. Bill Zonnon scored Rouyn-Noranda's only goal. Samuel Meloche made 17 saves in the loss.
2024-25 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Huskies.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Huskies last season while Rouyn-Noranda went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 25, 2023 at TD Station where the Huskies shutout the Sea Dogs 4-0. Antonin Verreault, Benjamin Brunelle, Alex Carr and Bill Zonnon had goals. Kyle Hagen made 15 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 30 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Huskies: None.
Husky to watch: Swiss native Lars Steiner, who was selected 46th overall by the Huskies in this year's CHL Import Draft, continues his hot start. He leads all QMJHL rookies in scoring with 25 points in 16 games.
Random stat: The top two offensive defensemen will go head-to-head tonight. Nate Tivey leads all QMJHL defensemen in scoring with 19 points while Ty Higgins is second with 18.
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 19 and assists with 16... Tyler Peddle and Eriks Mateiko each have a team high seven goals... Antonin Verreault and Lars Steiner each have a team high 25 points... Verreault leads the club in goals with 11... Steiner has a team high 17 assists... Saint John is 4-4-0-0 at home... Rouyn-Noranda is 5-1-2-2 on the road... Verreault and Steiner are tied for third in the league in scoring... Steiner leads all QMJHL rookies in points (25), goals (eight) and assists (17)... the Huskies are averaging 7.75 penalty minutes per game, the second fewest in the league... the Huskies are 0-0-1-2 against Maritimes Division teams... the Huskies have the fourth best power play in the league (29.4%)... Saint John has the fifth best penalty kill (82.1%)... the Huskies are averaging the second most shots on goal per game (35.56) and second fewest shots against per game (27.07)... Zachary Morin has assists in four straight home games.
Out of town:
Gatineau at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Québec - 4:00 PM EDT
Acadie-Bathurst at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Val-d'Or at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Next game: The Sea Dogs are back in action tomorrow afternoon at TD Station, hosting the Val-d'Or Foreurs at 3 p.m.
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