Recap: Sea Dogs lose 5-4

FINAL: Saint John 4, Cape Breton 5

SYDNEY, NS - The Saint John Sea Dogs' woes against the Cape Breton Eagles continued on Friday at Centre 200.

The Sea Dogs fell to 1-5 against the Eagles this season with a 5-4 loss. The two meet three more times this regular season - all of which take place at TD Station.

Anderson MacDonald scored a pair for Saint John while singles came from Joshua Roy and Maxim Cajkovic. Zachary Bouthillier made 35 stops in the loss.

Derek Gentile, Liam Kidney, Ivan Ivan, Egor Sokolov and Shawn Boudrias scored for the Eagles. Kevin Mandolese made 31 saves in the win.

The Sea Dogs website has a full game recap.

LINEUP

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— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) February 21, 2020

SCRATCHES: The Sea Dogs were without forwards Nicholas Deakin-Poot (injured) and Julian Vander Voet (healthy) along with defenseman Joona Lehmus (injured).

NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Sunday at 3 p.m.