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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Sherbrooke Phoenix scored five times in the opening frame en route to 6-3 win over the Sea Dogs. It was the third game in three days for Sherbrooke while Saint John hadn't played since last Saturday in Boisbriand.
While the goals weren't all on him, Sea Dogs goaltender Arseni Radkov was pulled in the first period after allowing three goals on nine shots. He was replaced by Rafaël Courchesne, who allowed two goals on four shots. Radkov took the net back to start the second and stopped all 14 shots he faced.
Olivier Groulx got Saint John on the board with a goal early in the second period. The Sea Dogs had a strong start to the middle frame and were heavily outshooting the Phoenix for much of it – but they couldn't chip any further into Sherbrooke's lead. Shots ended 14-5 for Saint John in the second.
The Sea Dogs killed off a long five-on-three Phoenix power play in the third period. Alexis Joseph then scored from a sharp angle at 14:07 and then Alexander Donovan made it 5-3 with a goal just 33 seconds later. Saint John pulled Radkov with a couple minutes left but the Phoenix scored into the empty net with 1:34 remaining.
Florent Houle scored twice for the Phoenix while singles came from Olivier Dubois, Jayden Plouffe, Brogan McNeil and Louis-Alex Tremblay. Kyan Labbé, a Sea Dogs draft pick in 2023, made 33 saves in the win.
LINEUP
Fullerton - Groulx - Donovan
Côté - Joseph - Yared
Rozzi - Murnieks - Morin
Héroux - Krayer - Seymour
Wasmer - Duhamel
Magnusson - Baldwin
Damphousse - Chartrand
Radkov
Courchesne
SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without forward Alexis Gauthier (forward) along with defensemen Vincent Crotreau (healthy) and Oskar Drabczynski (healthy)
THEMED JERSEYS: The Sea Dogs wore special jerseys for Superhero Night at TD Station. It's the first time the team has worn superhero-inspired jerseys. Saint John is now 1-4-0-0 in games where they wear specialty jerseys this season.
The front and back. https://t.co/GkERsxzs65 pic.twitter.com/pHkgQeR3nz
— Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) January 24, 2026
NOTES: Saint John went with 12 forwards and six defensemen with defenseman Oskar Drabczynski the final scratch... the Sea Dogs were playing their first home game since Jan. 11... this was the first of three Saturday afternoon games for the Sea Dogs in the second half... goaltender Arseni Radkov made a fifth straight start for Saint John... this was the first time goaltender Kyan Labbé, a 2023 draft pick of Saint John, played against the team that drafted him... the Phoenix lineup also featured former Sea Dogs forward Chad Bellemare. He had one assist, two shots and a +1 rating... the Phoenix scored on their first shot of the game... Sherbrooke scored five times in the opening period. The Sea Dogs franchise record for goals allowed in a single period is seven, which has happened twice... the Chicoutimi Sagueneens continue to hold this season's record for goals scored in a first period with six... Olivier Groulx had a goal and an assist... Alexander Donovan had seven shots... Sherbrooke went 1/5 on the power play while Saint John went 0/2... faceoffs were 37-21 in favour of Saint John... this was the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Phoenix. They meet again on Feb. 20 in Sherbrooke... attendance was 4,215.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton on Thursday to face the Wildcats at 7 p.m.
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