The Baie-Comeau Drakkar come into TD Station today with a four-game winning streak. That includes a confidence building 5-2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats last night at Avenir Centre.
Game time this afternoon is 3 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 20-21-1-0 for 41 points (fourth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, 12th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 19-16-4-1 for 43 points (third East, sixth Eastern, ninth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-2 loss in Cape Breton on Friday night. Nicholas Deakin-Poot and Julian Vander Voet scored for Saint John. Zachary Bouthillier made 40 stops in the loss. The Drakkar are coming off a 5-2 win in Moncton last night. Valentin Demchenko, Raivis Kristians Ansons, Charles-Antoine Giguère, Brandon Frattaroli and Nathan Légaré scored for Baie-Comeau. Lucas Fitzpatrick made 19 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 Drakkar last season while Baie-Comeau went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 25, 2019 at TD Station where the Drakkar defeated the Sea Dogs 5-3. Ethan Crossman, Gabriel Fortier, Jordan Martel, Sacha Roy and Xavier Bouchard scored for the Drakkar. The Sea Dogs had goals from Jeremie Poirier, Maxim Cajkovic and Josh Lawrence. Alex D'Orio made 17 stops in the win against his old club. Mikhail Denisov made 40 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None.
Drakkar to watch: Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Nathan Legare has goals in three straight games.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs have been outscored 15-4 over the past two games - both loses to the Cape Breton Eagles.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 40 and goals with 21... William Villeneuve has a team high 29 assists... Nathan Legare leads the Drakkar in points with 43, goals with 21 and assists with 22... Saint John is 10-10-0-0 at home... Baie-Comeau is 12-6-1-1 on the road... the Drakkar have the fifth best power play (22.6%) in the league and second best penalty kill (86.4%)... Josh Lawrence has goals in three straight home games... the Drakkar have won four straight on the road.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Halifax - 3:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 3:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EST
Québec at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Moncton Wildcats on Friday at 7 p.m.
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