GAME DAY 20: at Drummondville

A preview of tonight’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Drummondville Voltigeurs…

When and where: Tonight at 8 p.m., Marcel Dionne Centre

TV/Radio/Webcast: TVA Sports 2/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are third in the Maritimes Division and eighth overall in the QMJHL standings with an 11-7-1-0 record for 23 points. The Voltigeurs are fourth in the West Division and ninth overall with an 11-9-0-0 record for 22 points.

Last games: Saint John is coming off a 3-2 overtime win in Sherbrooke on Wednesday night. Daniel Del Paggio, Sam Povorozniouk and Jakub Zboril all scored for the Dogs while Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 35 stops in the win. The Volts are coming off a 5-1 loss in Blainville-Boisbriand on Sunday. Michael Carcone scored Drummondville’s only goal. Anthony Dumont-Bouchard allowed three goals on 16 shots while Nicolas Lachance allowed two on 14.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 2-0-0-0 against the Voltigeurs last season while Drummondville went 0-2-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 30 in Drummondville where the Sea Dogs defeated the Voltigeurs 6-2. Nathan Noel had two goals while singles came from Adam Marsh, Matthew Highmore, Adam Bateman and Bokondji Imama. Christophe Lalancette and Joey Ratelle scored for Drummondville. Sebastien Auger made 27 saves in the win while Joe Fleschler and Emilien Boily combined to allow six goals on just 22 shots.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: None

Random stat/fact: Nathan Noel had two goals in two games against the Volts last season.

SJ notes: Matthew Highmore leads Saint John in scoring with six goals and 11 assists for 17 points on the season… Adam Marsh’s nine goals are a team high… Highmore leads the team in assists with 11… Marc-Antoine Turcotte’s GAA of .917 is second best in the league… 6-3-1-0 on the road this season… 10-2-0-0 when scoring first… 5-2-0-0 against West Division teams… their 12.4% power play is worst in the league… their 84.7% penalty kill is second best in the league… Luke Green has assists in four straight road games… winners of two straight.

DRU notes: Alex Barre-Boulet leads the team in scoring with 13 goals and 20 assists for 33 points. He is one point behind the league leader in scoring… Michael Carcone leads the team and the league in goals with 17… Barre-Boulet’s 20 assists lead the team… Frederic Aube is fourth in defensemen scoring with two goals and 16 points… 6-4-0-0 at home this season… 5-3-0-0 when scoring first… 2-1-0-0 against Maritimes Division teams… have scored just one shorthanded goal this season, second fewest in the league… 3-7-0-0 in their last 10 games.

Out of town:

Baie-Comeau at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Saint John at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Québec at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Videotron Centre in Quebec City for the first time tomorrow night at 8 p.m.