Saturday, March 7, 2020

Game Day 64: vs Voltigeurs

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs play the third game of a three-in-three tonight at TD Station.

Following back-to-back 6-2 loses in Charlottetown on Thursday and Friday, the Sea Dogs will look to turn things around tonight against the Drummondville Voltigeurs. The Volts have won five straight - including a 6-5 overtime win in Bathurst last night - while the Dogs have lost three straight.

Game time is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 30-32-1-0 for 61 points (fourth Maritimes, sixth Eastern, ninth QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 35-24-2-0 for 72 points (second Central, third Western, sixth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss in Charlottetown last night. Joshua Roy and Jeffrey Durocher scored for Saint John. Zachary Bouthillier made 48 saves in the loss. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 6-5 overtime loss in Bathurst last night. William Dufour had a hat trick for the Volts while singles came from Isiah Campbell, Xavier Simoneau and Nicholas Girouard. Anthony Morrone made 16 saves in the win.

2019-20 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Voltigeurs this season while Drummondville is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Dec. 6 in Drummondville where the Sea Dogs defeated the Voltigeurs 5-2. Brady Burns had a hat trick for Saint John with singles coming from Nicholas Deakin-Poot and Nicolas Guay. Jacob Dion and Isiah Campbell scored for Saint John. Noah Patenaude made 40 saves in the win. Anthony Morrone made 16 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: Forward Isiah Campbell.

Voltigeur to watch: Xavier Simoneau is third in the league in assists with 57.

Random stat: William Dufour has points in 13 straight games while Xavier Simoneau has points in 10 straight.

Notes: William Villeneuve leads the Sea Dogs in points with 58 and assists with 49... Brady Burns has a team high 27 goals... Xavier Simoneau leads the Voltigeurs in points with 84, goals with 27 and assists with 57... Saint John is 17-14-0-0 at home... Drummondville is 16-13-1-0 on the road... the Volts are 7-3 in their last 10 games... Jacob Dion is tied for the rookie lead in scoring with 51 points... the Volts have won three straight road games.

Out of town:
Baie-Comeau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Québec at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Sherbrooke at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Bathurst next Friday for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Titan.

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