RIMOUSKI, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs begin their final Quebec road trip of the regular season tonight.
The Sea Dogs play the first of four straight road games this evening against Nicolas Guay, Cedric Pare and the Rimouski Oceanic. Following tonight's matchup they'll make stops in Quebec City, Chicoutimi and Baie-Comeau.
Game time tonight is 8:30 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 22-24-1-0 for 45 points (fourth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, 12th QMJHL) while the Oceanic are 27-14-3-4 for 61 points (second East, third Eastern, fourth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday at TD Station. Anderson MacDonald scored Saint John's lone goal. Zachary Bouthillier made 27 saves in the loss. The Oceanic are coming off a 4-2 home win over the Quebec Remparts on Sunday. Maxime Collin, Adam Raska, Justin Bergeron and Zachary Bolduc scored for Rimouski. Colten Ellis made 24 saves in the win.
2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Oceanic this season while Rimouski is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Halloween night at TD Station where the Oceanic defeated the Sea Dogs 6-1. Cedric Pare had a hat trick while Rimouski singles came from Isaac Belliveau, Dmitry Zavgorodniy and Adam Raska. Joona Lehmus scored Saint John's only goal. Raphael Audet made 15 saves in the win. Zachary Bouthillier made 50 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Oceanic: Forwards Cedric Pare and Nicolas Guay.
Oceanic to watch: Former Sea Dog Cedric Pare is second in the league in points (73) and goals (33).
Random stat: Former Sea Dogs captain Nicolas Guay has six goals and three assists in nine games since joining the Oceanic. Jeffrey Durocher, who came to Saint John in the Guay deal, has seven goals and five assists in 12 games with the Sea Dogs.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 43 and goals with 22... William Villeneuve leads the club in assists with 33... Alex Lafreniere leads the Oceanic and the league in points with 84 and assists with 60... Cedric Pare leads the club in goals with 33... Saint John is 10-12-1-0 on the road... Rimouski is 15-7-0-2 at home... the Oceanic are 7-3 in their last 10 games and have won four straight... Isaac Belliveau leads all QMJHL rookies and defensemen in scoring with 43 points... Zachary Bolduc has goals in three straight games.
Out of town:
Moncton at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Remparts in Quebec City tomorrow night at 8 p.m.
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