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The Sea Dogs are coming off a big 7-3 win over the Charlottetown Islanders last night at Eastlink Centre, a victory that saw them grab a 4-0 lead in the first period. While the Islanders didn't do themselves many favours last night, credit to the Sea Dogs for taking advantage – which isn't something they've always been able to do this season.
Saint John ended a four-game losing skid last night and will look for their second straight win today when they host the last-place Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Game time is 3 p.m.
The Drakkar have lost five straight games and sit 10 points back of the Sea Dogs.
This will be Saint John's third and final regular season game at the Aitken Centre this season. They are 1-1-0-0 so far in the Capital City Series, falling to the Cape Breton Eagles but earning a win over the Gatineau Olympiques.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 17-24-4-0 for 38 points (eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 11-30-4-2 for 28 points (10th Eastern/18th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-3 win in Charlottetown last night. Dylan Rozzi and Zachary Morin each had a pair of goals while singles came from Olivers Murnieks, Alexander Donovan and Angelo Fullerton. Rafaël Courchesne made 31 saves in the win. The Drakkar are coming off a 5-0 loss in Moncton last night. Samuel Caulfield made 40 saves in the loss.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Drakkar this while Baie-Comeau is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 10 in Baie-Comeau where the Sea Dogs defeated the Drakkar 4-3 in overtime. Alexis Joseph scored twice for Saint John while Angelo Fullerton and Dylan Rozzi added singles. Alexis Michaud, Mattias Gilbert and Joseph Cadorin scored for Baie-Comeau. Justin Robinson made 25 saves in the win. Samuel Caulfield made 37 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None.
Drakkar to watch: Saint John native Aaron Murphy is in his first season with the Drakkar. The 17-year-old defenseman spent last season with the Saint John Vito's.
Random stat: The Moncton Wildcats went 3/3 on the power play against the Drakkar last night.
Notes: Alexis Joseph leads Saint John in points with 45 and goals with 20... Olivier Groulx leads the team in assists with 28... Robin Benoit leads Baie-Comeau in scoring with 27 points and goals with 15... Mattias Gilbert has a team high 17 assists... the Drakkar are 6-16-2-1 on the road... the Sea Dogs are 8-14-1-0 at home and 1-1-0-0 at the Aitken Centre... the Drakkar have the fifth worst power play with a rating of 18.2%... the Drakkar have the second worst penalty kill (73.2%) while the Sea Dogs have the third best (82.9%)... the Drakkar are averaging a league low 2.14 goals per game and 25.84 shots per game... the Sea Dogs are averaging a league high 4.12 goals against per game... Joseph has points in nine straight games... Groulx has points in seven straight home games... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight home games.
Out of town:
Newfoundland at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Halifax at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 3:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are back on their actual home ice on Friday when they host the Moncton Wildcats at 7 p.m.
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