Game Day 16: vs Foreurs

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to do something they haven't done since Oct. 6 tonight - win a hockey game.

The Sea Dogs carry an eight-game losing streak into tonight's contest with the Val-d'Or Foreurs. Game time is 7 p.m. at Harbour Station.

The Foreurs are playing the third game of a three-in-three through the Maritimes, which has seen the team fall 6-4 in Charlottetown on Thursday and 5-2 in Moncton last night. They'll no doubt be a bit fatigued, which could be good news for the Sea Dogs.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 3-8-3-1 (10 points, 6th Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 6-7-0-1 (13 points, 6th West, 14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-3 loss in Bathurst on Wednesday. Joe Veleno, Anthony Boucher and Robbie Burt scored for Saint John. Alex D'Orio made 19 saves in the loss. The Foreurs are coming off a 5-2 loss in Moncton last night. Adam Cheezo and Nicolas Ouellet scored for Val-d'Or. Jonathan Lemieux made 26 saves in the loss.

2017-18 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two.

2016-17 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 2-0-0-0 against the Foreurs last season while Val-d'Or went 0-2-0-0 against Saint John. In the playoffs, the Sea Dogs swept the Foreurs in four games.

Last meeting: April 12 at the Air Creebec Centre where the Sea Dogs defeated the Foreurs 7-1 to win the second round playoff series in four games. Spencer Smallman had a hat trick, Joe Veleno two goals and singles came from Simon Bourque and Julien Gauthier. Charley Graaskamp scored for Val-d'Or. Callum Booth made 18 saves in the win. Etienne Montpetit made 38 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Foreurs: None

Random stat: The Sea Dogs, who have been such a good home team over the years, are just 1-4-2-1 at Harbour Station this season. They have been outscored 31-17.

Foreur to watch: Goaltender Etienne Montpetit should get the start tonight after having last night off.

Notes: Daniel Hardie leads Saint John in scoring with six goals and 16 points in 15 games... Hardie's six goals is a team high... Ostap Safin has a team high 12 assists... Adam Cheezo (seven goals and 10 assists) and Simon Lafrance (four goals and 13 assists) each have a Val-d'Or high 17 points... Nicolas Ouellet leads the Foreurs in scoring with eight goals... Lafrance has a team high 13 assists... Val-d'Or is 1-5-0-0 on the road... Safin is third in rookie scoring with 16 points... David Noel is second in QMJHL defencemen scoring with 15 points (six goals and nine assists)... Val-d'Or is 1-2-0-0 against Maritimes Division teams... the Foreurs have the fourth best power play in the league with a rating of 24.2%... Val-d'Or has the second worst penalty kill with a rating of 70.6%... Saint John is averaging a league low 2.43 goals per game... Val-d'Or is averaging the second most shots against per game (36.87) while averaging the fewest shots per game (24.77)... Lafrance has assists in four straight games... Ouellet has points in six straight road games.

Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Charlottetown - 3:00 PM ADT
Victoriaville at Moncton - 4:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Harbour Station.