The Gatineau Olympiques, who sit 17th in the overall standings, make their only visit of the season to TD Station this evening. While the Olympiques own one of the league's worst records, they come into Saint John as one of the league's hottest teams, winning four straight and nine of their past 10. They're not the Wildcats, but the Sea Dogs would be wise to not take the Olympiques too lightly.
Game time is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 21-23-1-0 for 43 points (fourth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, 12th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 16-24-3-0 for 35 points (fourth West, eighth Western, 17th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-4 loss to the Wildcats on Saturday. Jeffrey Durocher scored twice while singles came from Matt Gould and Dawson Stairs. Zachary Bouthillier allowed five goals on 51 shots in 40 minutes of play. Noah Patenaude made 16 stops in relief. The Olympiques are coming off an 8-3 home win over the Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday. Zachary Dean had a hat trick for Gatineau while singles came from Mathieu Bizier, Kieran Craig, Manix Landry, Jeremy Rainville and Pier-Olivier Roy. Remi Poirier made 24 stops in the win.
2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Olympiques this season while Gatineau is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 4 in Gatineau where the Sea Dogs defeated the Olympiques 8-4. Josh Lawrence, Dawson Stairs, Nicolas Guay, Jeremie Poirier, Kale McCallum, Alex Drover, Matt Gould and Maxim Cajkovic scored for Saint John. Gatineau goals came from Kieran Craig, William Dagenais, Pier-Olivier Roy and Charles-Antoine Roy. Noah Patenaude made 18 stops in the win. Remi Poirier was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots. Creed Jones allowed three goals on 15 shots.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: Defenseman Vincent Martineau and goaltender Tommy DaSilva.
Olympiques to watch: Metis Roelens has two goals and five assists in seven January games.
Random stat: Former Sea Dogs goaltender Tommy DaSilva has not seen any action since joining the Olympiques. He appeared in three games with Saint John this season, recording a 1-1 record with a 4.43 GAA and .873 SV%.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... William Villeneuve leads the club in assists with 31... Metis Roelens leads the club in scoring with 32 points and assists with 19... Roelens and Kieran Craig each have a team high 13 goals... Carson MacKinnon, one of Gatineau's top offensive players, has left the team to play Jr. A in his hometown of Summerside... Saint John is 11-11-0-0 at home... Gatineau is 7-14-0-0 on the road... the Olympiques are averaging a league high 13.12 penalty minutes per game... Gatineau has the worst penalty kill in the league with a rating of 73%.
Out of town:
Rimouski at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday at 7 p.m.
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