Game Day 52: vs Tigres

Alex Garneau/Victoriaville Tigres

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs and Victoriaville Tigres meet this afternoon in what could be a key game to determine playoff positioning.

The Sea Dogs currently sit 15th overall with 41 points while the Tigres are 14th with 43 points. Saint John has played one more game than Victoriaville.

Game time on this Family Day Monday is 3 p.m. at TD Station.

The Sea Dogs are coming off a strange win over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday, a game that saw Jabez Seymour score all three goals in a 3-2 overtime victory. That ended a five-game losing streak for Saint John.

The Tigres, meanwhile, are wrapping up an unusual Maritime road trip. They played in Cape Breton on Friday and Saturday and are now stopping in Saint John before travelling home.

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Records: The Sea Dogs are 18-28-5-0 for 41 points (eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Tigres are 19-26-5-0 for 43 points (seventh Western/14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday. Jabez Seymour scored all three goals for Saint John. Rafaël Courchesne made 32 saves in the win. The Tigres are coming off a 5-4 shootout win in Cape Breton on Saturday. Alexey Vlasov scored a pair of goals while Egor Shilov and Brayden Besner added singles. Anthony Catanzariti made 29 saves in the win.

2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Tigres this season while Victoriaville is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 9 in Victoriaville where the Sea Dogs defeated the Tigres 6-0. Dylan Rozzi had a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Alexander Donovan, Everett Baldwin, Elliot Dubé and Olivers Murnieks. Rafaël Courchesne stopped all 26 shots he faced in the win. Gabriel D'Aigle made 40 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Tigres: None.

Tigres to watch: 17-year-old Egor Shilov leads all QMJHL rookies in points with 65 and goals with 34.

Random stat: The Tigres have allowed 11 shorthanded goals this season, tying them for second most in the QMJHL.

Notes: Alexis Joseph leads Saint John in points with 51 and goals with 21... Olivier Groulx has a team high 31 assists... Egor Shilov leads Victoriaville in points with 65 and assists with 41... Alexey Vlasov leads the team in goals with 34... Saint John is 9-16-2-0 at home... Victoriaville is 12-13-1-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs are 5-6-0-0 against Western Conference teams... the Tigres are 7-8-4-0 against Eastern Conference teams... the Tigres have the fifth best power play in the league (25%)... Saint John is averaging a league high 4.14 goals against per game. Victoriaville is averaging 3.85, the fourth most... Victoriaville is averaging 37.46 shots against per game, the most in the league.

Out of town:

Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 2:00 PM AST 

Halifax at Moncton - 2:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs are back in action on Thursday when they begin a Quebec road trip in Shawinigan. Game time is 8 p.m. Atlantic.