Game Day 39: vs Regiment

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will try once again to defeat the Newfoundland Regiment.

The Sea Dogs have lost all four meetings with the Regiment this season, including a 5-4 loss on Friday night at TD Station. The two will meet again this afternoon at 3 p.m. in Saint John.

The Regiment had a four-game winning streak come to an end last night in Moncton. They'll be playing their third game in three days.

Today's game ends a five-game homestand for the Sea Dogs. They are 2-2-0-0 during the span and have scored at least four goals in each game. The team won't be at home again until Jan. 24.

Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Audio Network

Records: The Sea Dogs are 15-20-3-0 for 33 points (ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Regiment are 21-16-1-1 for 44 points (fourth Eastern/eighth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 loss to the Regiment on Friday. Oliver Groulx scored twice for Saint John while William Yared and Alexis Joseph added singles. Rafaël Courchesne made 32 stops in the loss. The Regiment are coming off a 9-2 loss in Moncton last night. Tyson Goguen and Maddex Marmulak scored Newfoundland's goals. Antoine Proulx was kept in the entire game, allowing nine goals on 29 shots.

2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-4-0-0 against the Regiment this season while Newfoundland is 4-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: This past Friday at TD Station where the Regiment defeated the Sea Dogs 5-4. Louis-Francois Belanger, Alexis Michaud, Liam Arsenault, Blake Pilgrim-Edwards and Dawson Sharkey all scored for Newfoundland. Oliver Groulx scored twice for Saint John while William Yared and Alexis Joseph added singles. Louis-Antoine Denault made 29 saves in the win. Rafaël Courchesne made 32 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Regiment: Defenseman Patryk Zubek.

Regiment to watch: Louis-Antoine Denault is likely to get the start for Newfoundland. He's 3-0 with a 2.30 GAA and .929 SV% against Saint John this season.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs are a combined 6/11 on the power play in their past two games against the Regiment.

Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with 38 and assists with 25... Alexis Joseph has a team high 18 goals... Justin Larose leads Newfoundland in points (58), goals (24) and assists (34)... Saint John is 8-13-0-0 at home... Newfoundland is 9-9-0-1 on the road... Larose is second in the league in scoring... Larose leads the league in power play points (28) while Marek Danicek is second (25)... Louis-Antoine Denault has the fifth best GAA (2.73) and third best SV% (.913)... the Regiment are averaging 12.49 penalty minutes per game, the second most in the league... the Regiment have the third best power play (27.2%) but worst penalty kill (69.3%)... the Sea Dogs are averaging 3.99 goals against per game, the most in the league.

Out of town:

Gatineau at Charlottetown - 2:00 PM AST 

Victoriaville at Baie-Comeau - 3:00 PM EST 

Cape Breton at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST 

Sherbrooke at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST 

Shawinigan at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs begin a three-game road trip on Wednesday night in Rouyn-Noranda when they face the Huskies at 8 p.m. Atlantic.