RECAP: Sea Dogs lose 6-2

FINAL: Saint John 2, Cape Breton 6

SYDNEY, NS - Make it 17 straight losses for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The Sea Dogs fell 6-2 to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Wednesday night at Centre 200, extending their franchise high losing skid. The team also remains winless on the road, dropping all 13 of the away games they have played this season.

Saint John outshot Cape Breton 12-11 in the first period but found themselves down 3-0. They got back within two goals early in the third, but the hole they had dug themselves into was simply too big.

The Sea Dogs have really struggled in the second half of hockey games the past few weeks, and that stretch continued. After outshooting the Eagles in the first, Saint John was outshot a combined 31-10 through the final 40 minutes.

Adding some pain to to this loss was the fact that former Sea Dogs Isiah Campbell and Ian Smallwood both scored. Shaun Miller, Gabriel Proulx, Adam McCormick and Olivier Bourret had goals for the homeside. Cape Breton backup William Grimard made 20 saves in the win.

Charlie DesRoches and Anthony Boucher scored for Saint John. Alex D'Orio was pulled after allowing six goals on 35 shots. Mikhail Denisov made seven stops in relief.

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SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without goaltender Tommy DaSilva (healthy); forwards Maxim Cajkovic (healthy) and James White (healthy); and defenseman Brendan Sibley (injured).

NOTES: Maxim Cajkovic was a healthy scratch for the second straight game... Robbie Burt and Josh Lawrence were both a -5... Ian Smallwood was a +5... small announced crowd of 1,739 for this game... the Eagles now have a .500 record on home ice (6-6)... Leon Gawanke has points in nine straight home games.

NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs host the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Friday night at 7 p.m.

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