Following a somewhat strange 8-4 win in Gatineau on Wednesday, the Sea Dogs travel to Drummondville where they'll take on the Voltigeurs. Saint John has won back-to-back games heading into this evening's contest.
Game time is 8:30 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 13-16-1-0 for 27 points (fifth Maritimes, eighth Eastern, 14th QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 18-12-0-0 for 36 points (second Central, third Western, fifth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-4 win in Gatineau on Wednesday. Josh Lawrence, Dawson Stairs, Nicolas Guay, Jeremie Poirier, Kale McCallum, Alex Drover, Matt Gould and Maxim Cajkovic scored for Saint John. Noah Patenaude made 22 saves in the win. The Volts are coming off a 7-2 win over the Quebec Remparts on Wednesday. Xavier Simoneau and Nicholas Girouard each scored twice while singles came from Jacob Dion, Kaylen Gauthier and Isiah Campbell. David Bowen made 30 stops in the win.
2019-20 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two.
2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Voltigeurs last season while Drummondville went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 17 in Drummondville where the Voltigeurs defeated the Sea Dogs 9-2. Nicholas Girouard, Nicolas Guay, Joe Veleno and Gregor MacLeod all scored twice for Drummondville while Marc-Olivier Duquette added a single. William Poirier and Luke Wilson scored for Saint John. Anthony Morrone made 17 saves in the win. Zachary Bouthillier made 53 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: Forward Isiah Campbell.
Voltigeur to watch: Former Sea Dog Isiah Campbell had five goals and three assists in seven games against Saint John last season as a member of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
Random stat: Sea Dogs captain Nicolas Guay will be playing his former team for the first time. He spent three seasons with the Voltigeurs, which included a 40-goal, 87-point 2018-19 season.
Notes: Nicolas Guay leads Saint John in scoring with 34 points and assists with 22... Brady Burns leads the team in goals with 15... Xavier Simoneau leads the Volts in points with 44, goals with 18 and assists with 26... Drummondville is 11-5-0-0 at home... Saint John is 7-8-1-0 on the road... Anthony Morrone has played the second most minutes of any goaltender in the league... Simoneau has goals in four straight games... Guay has goals in three straight road games... the Sea Dogs have won three straight road games.
Out of town:
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Charlottetown at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Shawinigan at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Acadie-Bathurst at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Ottawa - OHL at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs play their final game of this three-game road trip tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Sherbrooke.
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