RECAP: Sea Dogs lose 7-2

FINAL: Saint John 2, Cape Breton 7

SYDNEY, NS - It was another ugly night for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The Sea Dogs were outshot 54-16 in a 7-2 loss to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday at Centre 200. Saint John has now lost nine straight games overall and 12 straight on the road.

Goaltender Tommy DaSilva, making his first appearance since Dec. 7, managed to keep it close through two periods with the Dogs trailing just 3-2 despite being outshot 38-9. Like Thursday, the Eagles blew it open in the third period, scoring four times en route to a blowout win.

Brooklyn Kalmikov scored twice for Cape Breton while singles came from Adam McCormick, Ryan Francis, Nathan Larose, Olivier Bourret and Shaun Miller. William Grimard only had to make 14 saves to earn the win.

Josh Lawrence and Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored for Saint John. DaSilva made 47 stops in the loss.

Making matters worse for the Sea Dogs is the fact that they continue to be hit by the injury bug. The team played three players short on Friday, dressing just 15 skaters. Saint John is literally limping towards the finish line.

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SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without forwards William Poirier, Christian Clark and Yohan Plamondon; defensemen Benjamin Gagne and Brendan Sibley; and goaltender Mikhail Denisov.

NOTES: Affiliate Carson Gallant remains with the club and was used as a forward... Benjamin Gagne, who was injured during Thursday's game, did not play... Josh Lawrence moved back to the top line with Maxim Cajkovic and Nicholas Deakin-Poot... Lawrence recorded his first goal and point since Feb. 10... former Dog Nathan Larose scored in both games of this mini two-game set... Isiah Campbell had just one assist after posting a six-point night on Thursday... the 54 shots faced by Tommy DaSilva was a career high.

NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs host the Victoriaville Tigres on Sunday at 3 p.m.