The Sea Dogs travel to Sherbrooke this evening where they'll take on the league leading - and CHL ranked No. 1 - Phoenix at 7 p.m. Sherbrooke has been cruising all year, especially at home where they are a perfect 14-0.
Saint John, meanwhile, has won three straight overall and four straight on the road.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 14-16-1-0 for 29 points (fifth Maritimes, eighth Eastern, 14th QMJHL) while the Phoenix are 23-4-2-0 for 48 points (firth Central, first Western, first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 win in Drummondville last night. Brady Burns had a hat trick while Nicholas Deakin-Poot and Nicolas Guay recorded solo markers. Noah Patenaude made 40 saves in the win. The Phoenix are coming off a 6-3 home win over the Moncton Wildcats last night. Felix Robert had two goals while singles came from Nathael Roy, Jaxon Bellamy, Bailey Peach and Alex-Olivier Roy. Samuel Hlavaj made 40 saves in the win.
2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Phoenix this season while Sherbrooke is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 23 at TD Station where the Phoenix defeated the Sea Dogs 4-1. Bailey Peach scored twice while singles came from Yann-Felix Lapointe and Felix Robert. Nicolas Guay scored for Saint John. Samuel Hlavaj made 21 stops in the win. Zachary Bouthillier made 27 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Phoenix: None.
Phoenix to watch: Alex-Olivier Voyer has assists in six straight games.
Random stat: Sherbrooke goaltender Samuel Hlavaj leads the league in goals against average (2.10) and save percentage (.926).
Notes: Nicolas Guay leads Saint John in points with 38 and assists with 25... Brady Burns leads the team in goals with 18... Felix Robert leads the Phoenix in points with 42 and assists with 25... Alex-Olivier Voyer leads the team in goals with 19... Sherbrooke is 14-0 at home... Saint John is 8-8-1-0 on the road... the Phoenix have the second best power play in the league with a rating of 30.1%... the Phoenix are averaging a league low 2.15 goals against per game... Brady Burns has points in eight straight games... Guay has goals in four straight road games.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Moncton at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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