The Sea Dogs haven't played into April since the 2016-17 season - but those were all playoff games.
Tonight's match won't have the same level of meaning as those April 2017 games - but it is a crucial game for both clubs. The Sea Dogs and Acadie-Bathurst Titan are in a fight for the No. 2 seed in the Maritimes Division with the winner (presumably - these are unusual times) getting home ice advantage when the second and third seeds meet in the opening round of the Maritime playoffs.
The Titan currently sit second with a .609 points percentage while the Sea Dogs are third at .583.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/93 CFBC/QMJHL Live
Records: The Sea Dogs are 12-8-3-1 for a .583 points percentage (third Maritimes) while the Titan are 13-8-1-1 for a .609 points percentage (second Maritimes).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 win in Moncton on Tuesday night. Brady Burns scored a pair of goals while singles came from William Villeneuve, Jeremie Poirier, Peter Reynolds and Vladislav Kotkov. Noah Patenaude made 24 stops in the win. The Titan are coming off a 5-3 home loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday. Yannic Bastarache, Jacob Melanson and Bennett MacArthur scored for Bathurst. Jan Bednar made 27 stops in the loss.
2020-21 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 4-2-1-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 3-3-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: March 27 at TD Station where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 8-2. Mathieu Desgagnes scored two goals for Bathurst while Cole Huckins, Ben Allison, Riley Kidney, Logan Chisholm, Bennett MacArthur and Jacob Melanson also scored. Charles Savoie and Vladislav Kotkov had Saint John goals. Chad Arsenault made 25 saves in the win. Zachary Emond made 33 stops in the loss.
Ex-Dogs on the Titan: None.
Titan to watch: Bennett MacArthur simply can not be stopped. MacArthur has scored goals in five straight games and in seven of his past eight. He finished March with 12 goals in eight games.
Random stat: Jeremie Poirier has a goal and six assists over his past four games.
Notes: Ryan Francis continues to lead Saint John in points (36), goals (11) and assists (25)... Mathieu Desgagnes leads Bathurst in points with 33... Bennett MacArthur has a Bathurst high 19 goals... Felix-Antoine Marcotty leads the Titan in assists with 19... Bathurst is 6-4-1-0 at home... Saint John is 5-4-2-1 on the road and have won five straight games away from home... Ben Allison has points in 10 straight home games.
Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 6:00 PM EDT
Charlottetown at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EDT
Québec at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Wildcats tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.
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