Game Day 55: at Gatineau

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

GATINEAU, QC - In what is certainly not the biggest hockey game being played today, the Saint John Sea Dogs will look to end their three-game road trip on a winning note at Slush Puppie Centre.

The Sea Dogs have dropped the first two games of this Quebec trip, losing in Shawinigan on Thursday and Sherbrooke on Friday. They carry a four-game road losing streak into this afternoon's game against the Gatineau Olympiques, which will have a 4 p.m. AT puck drop.

The Sea Dogs and Olympiques are separated by just four points, making this an important game for playoff positioning.

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Records: The Sea Dogs are 19-30-5-0 for 43 points (eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 17-31-4-1 for 39 points (eighth Western/16th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-5 loss in Sherbrooke on Friday. Angelo Fullerton scored twice for Saint John while singles came from Alexander Donovan, Everett Baldwin and Jabez Seymour. Arseni Radkov was pulled in favour of Rafaël Courchesne in the second period. The Olympiques are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Friday. Justin Boisselle scored twice for Gatineau while Simon Xavier-Cyr added a single. Finn Moffett made 31 saves in the loss.

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

Last meeting: Jan. 8 at the Aitken Centre where the Sea Dogs defeated the Olympiques 5-1. Olivier Duhamel, Alexander Donovan, Everett Baldwin, Angelo Fullerton and Maxime Côté scored for Saint John. Alex Dagenais scored for Gatineau. Arseni Radkov made 36 saves in the win. Danai Shaiikov made 27 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: None.

Olympiques to watch: Maxime Dubé has a goal and four assists over his last three games.

Random stat: Gatineau is averaging 2.29 goals per game, the second fewest in the league.

Notes: Alexis Joseph and Olivier Groulx each have a Saint John high 54 points... Joseph leads the team in goals with 22... Groulx has a team high 35 assists... Nicholas Petrut leads Gatineau in points with 30 and assists with 21... Justin Boisselle has a team high 15 goals... Saint John is 9-14-3-0 on the road... Gatineau is 10-14-1-0 at home... Saint John is 6-8-0-0 against Western Conference teams... Gatineau is 8-8-4-0 against Eastern Conference teams... Saint John is averaging 4.20 goals against per game, the second most in the QMJHL.

Out of town:

Rouyn-Noranda at Baie-Comeau - 3:00 PM EST 

Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST

Halifax at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EST 

Shawinigan at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST 

Val-d'Or at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday at 7 p.m.