The Sea Dogs face one of the league's heavyweights, the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, tonight at 8:30 p.m. The Sags sit second in the overall standings and are widely considered to be one of the favourites to win the President Cup this season.
Saint John has dropped the first two games of this road trip, falling in Rimouski on Tuesday and Quebec City on Wednesday.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 22-26-1-0 for 45 points (fourth Maritimes, seventh Eastern, 12th QMJHL) while the Sagueneens are 33-9-4-0 for 70 points (first East, first Eastern, second QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-1 loss in Quebec City on Wednesday. Dawson Stairs scored Saint John's only goal. Noah Patenaude made 38 stops in the loss. The Sagueneens are coming off a 6-1 loss to the league leading Sherbrooke Phoenix on Sunday. Felix-Antoine Drolet scored Chicoutimi's only goal. Alexis Shank made 42 stops in the loss.
2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Sagueneens this season while Chicoutimi is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 22 at TD Station where the Sags defeated the Dogs 5-4. Félix-Antoine Marcotty, Justin Ducharme, Félix-Antoine Drolet, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Ethan Crossman scored for Chicoutimi. Saint John goals came from Charlie DesRoches, Brady Burns, Ben Badalamenti and Maxim Cajkovic. Daniel Moody made 33 stops in the win. Zachary Bouthillier made 37 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Sagueneens: Forward Luke Wilson.
Sagueneen to watch: Former Moosehead Raphael Lavoie has two goals and two assists in four games against the Sea Dogs this season.
Random stat: Forward Luke Wilson, who played in 90 games with Saint John between the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, has a goal and two assists in eight games with the Sagueneens this season.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 43 and goals with 22... William Villeneuve leads the team in assists with 34... Rafael Harvey-Pinard leads the Sagueneens in points with 57 and goals with 27... Raphael Lavoie leads the club in assists with 31... the Sags have lost just nine games in regulation all season but are coming off back-to-back loses... Saint John has lost three straight... Chicoutimi is 16-4-2-0 at home... Saint John is 10-14-1-0 on the road... the Dogs are 1-5-0-0 against the East Division... Harvey-Pinard has goals in four straight home games... Dawson Mercer has points in 15 straight home games going back to his time with the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Victoriaville at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Drummondville at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Baie-Comeau for a 5 p.m. game against the Drakkar.
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