Game Day 29: at Cape Breton

SYDNEY, NS - It's hard to believe, but the Saint John Sea Dogs will play their final road game of the first half tonight at Centre 200.

The Sea Dogs will face the Cape Breton Eagles this evening at 7 p.m. Saint John will play their three remaining games of the first half on home ice.

While most would consider the Sea Dogs to be a pleasant surprise this season, the opposite can be said for the Eagles. Cape Breton is just 11-13-2-1 in a season they were expected to be amongst the best in the Eastern Conference. The Eagles will be one of the most intriguing teams to watch during the QMJHL's trade period.

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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 14-14-0-0 for 28 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/11th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 11-13-2-1 for 25 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-1 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday. Matteo Mann, William Yared, Reid Calder and Zachary Morin all scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel made 29 saves in the win. The Eagles are coming off a 5-2 loss in Moncton on Sunday. Joseph Henneberry and Emile Ricard had Cape Breton goals. Jakub Milota made 34 saves in the loss.

2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 0-0-0-1 against Saint John.

 

Last meeting: Sept. 29 in Sydney where the Sea Dogs edged the Eagles 2-1 in a shootout. Dylan Rozzi scored for Saint John while Tomas Lavoie had Cape Breton's goal. Charles-Edward Gravel made 29 stops in the win. Jakub Milota made 29 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: Forward Cole Burbidge.

Eagle to watch: Cam Squires posted nine goals and nine assists in nine games against Saint John last season.

Random stat: Zachary Morin has moved into second in Sea Dogs team scoring with 20 points (six goals and 14 assists) in 21 games.

Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 25 and assists with 22... Eriks Mateiko leads the team in goals with 14... Jacob Newcombe leads Cape Breton in points with 23 and goals with 12... Tomas Lavoie leads the Eagles in assists with 16... Saint John is 6-8-0-0 on the road... Cape Breton is just 4-7-1-1 at home... Eagles goaltender Jakub Milota has made the third most saves in the league this season... Cape Breton is 6-8-1-1 against Maritimes Division teams... the Eagles have scored a league high seven shorthanded goals... the Eagles are allowing 33.13 shots against per game, the third most in the league... the Sea Dogs have lost two straight road games.

Out of town:

Rouyn-Noranda at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST 

Val-d'Or at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST 

Québec at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST 

Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EST 

Drummondville at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST 

Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST 

Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at TD Station.