The Sea Dogs ended a 10-game losing streak on Wednesday night at home, pulling off a surprising win over the Charlottetown Islanders. Saint John will be looking for just their second win in the past 10 games.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 14-38-9-2 for 39 points (6th Maritimes, 17th QMJHL) while Titan are 39-15-7-2 for 87 points (2nd Maritimes, 4th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-3 win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday night at Harbour Station. Ostap Safin scored twice while singles came from Luke Wilson, Alexis Girard and Aiden MacIntosh. Alex D'Orio made 42 saves in the win. The Titan last played on Sunday at Harbour Station, defeating the Sea Dogs 6-4. Jeffrey Truchon-Viel scored twice while solo markers came from Antoine Morand, Mitchell Balmas, Ethan Crossman and Noah Dobson. Joseph Murdaca made 25 saves in the win.
2017-18 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-7-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 7-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: This past Sunday at Harbour Station where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 6-4. Jeffrey Truchon-Viel scored twice while solo markers came from Antoine Morand, Mitchell Balmas, Ethan Crossman and Noah Dobson. Saint John goals came from Cole Reginato, Anthony Boucher, Nathan Larose and Ben Reid. Joseph Murdaca made 25 saves in the win. Alex D'Orio made 60 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None.
Random stat: The Titan and Halifax Mooseheads are in quite a race for first place in the Maritimes Division. Halifax sits first with 89 points while Bathurst is second with 87. A win by the Titan tonight would put the two into a tie heading into tomorrow afternoon's head-to-head meeting in Bathurst.
Titan to watch: Antoine Morand has an impressive seven goals (and four assists) in seven games against Saint John this season.
Notes: Ostap Safin leads Saint John in scoring with 26 goals and 55 points... Safin and Radim Salda are tied for the team lead in assists with 29... Antoine Morand leads Bathurst in scoring with 71 points... Mitchell Balmas has a team high 38 goals... Noah Dobson has a team high 50 assists... Bathurst is 16-11-3-1 on the road... Saint John is 8-17-5-2 at home... the Titan have won five straight... Olivier Galipeau and Dobson are first and second, respectively, in QMJHL defencemen scoring... the Titan have the second best power play with a rating of 26.3%... Bathurst has the third best penalty kill with a rating of 84.2%... Morand has assists in six straight games... the Titan have won four straight road games.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Québec at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs play their final home game of the regular season tomorrow night at 7 p.m. against the Moncton Wildcats.
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