The Saint John Sea Dogs will play the first of two weekend matches tonight at TD Station when they host the Cape Breton Eagles at 7 p.m. It's just the third meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Eagles and the first in Saint John.
The Sea Dogs have lost back-to-back games – which includes a 5-0 loss in Cape Breton last Friday. They've fallen two games below .500 but are 8-7-0-0 on home ice this year.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV
2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 14-16-0-0 for 28 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 13-13-2-1 for 29 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/11th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday. Zachary Morin scored both Saint John goals while Justin Robinson made 36 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 5-3 home win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Sunday. Cam Squires netted a hat trick for the Eagles while Luke Patterson and Emile Ricard netted singles. Jakub Milota made 28 stops in the win.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-1-0-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 1-0-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Last Friday in Cape Breton where the Eagles defeated the Sea Dogs 5-0. Jacob Newcombe netted two goals while Will Murphy, Lucas Romeo and Cole Burbidge also scored. Jakub Milota made 19 stops in the win. Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: Forward Cole Burbidge.
Eagle to watch: Tomas Lavoie sits sixth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 23 points.
Random stat: The Eagles are tied for the league lead in shorthanded goals (seven) while the Sea Dogs are tied for the second fewest shorthanded goals allowed (one).
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 28 and goals with 14... Tomas Lavoie leads the Eagles in assists with 17... the Sea Dogs are 8-7-0-0 on home ice... the Eagles are 7-6-1-0 on the road... Cape Breton has won back-to-back games... Zachary Morin sits third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 22 points and is third in assists with 14... Morin has goals in three straight home games... Olivier Groulx has assists in four straight home games.
Out of town:
Halifax at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Québec at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs play their final game of the first half tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. at TD Station, hosting the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
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