The Baie-Comeau Drakkar sit 16th overall in the QMJHL standings but have won four straight games heading into tonight's matchup against the Saint John Sea Dogs. The Drakkar extended their win streak with a 3-2 victory in Moncton last night.
It's the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Drakkar. Baie-Comeau's last visit to Saint John was on Jan. 12, 2020.
Game time tonight is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
Records: The Sea Dogs are 10-8-0-3 for 23 points (fourth Maritimes/sixth Eastern/11th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 6-9-1-3 for 16 points (fourth East/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a big 9-2 win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Thursday at TD Station. Josh Lawrence, William Dufour, Charlie DesRoches, Jacob Chantler, Cam MacDonald, William Villeneuve, Nico Laforge, Carter McCluskey and Brady Burns scored for Saint John. Jonathan Lemieux made 22 saves in the win. The Drakkar are coming off a 3-2 win in Moncton last night. Isaac Dufort, Andrew Belchamber and Jacob Gaucher all scored for Baie-Comeau. Olivier Adam made 29 stops in the win.
2021-22 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Drakkar.
2020-21 head-to-head: These two did not meet last season.
Last meeting: Feb. 1, 2020 in Baie-Comeau where the Sea Dogs defeated the Drakkar 4-3 in overtime. Maxim Cajkovic, Charlie DesRoches, Julian Vander Voet and Brady Burns all scored for Saint John. Brandon Frattaroli, Nathan Legare and Valentin Demchenko scored for the Drakkar. Noah Patenaude made 50 stops in the win. Lucas Fitzpatrick made 24 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None.
Drakkar to watch: Jacob Gaucher's 12 goals place him in a tie for 14th in QMJHL goal scoring. He has scored in three straight games.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs are 2-0-0-1 in their past three games and have scored a total of 19 goals during that span.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 34 and goals with 17... Josh Lawrence has a team high 20 assists... Jacob Gaucher leads the Drakkar in points with 20 and goals with 12... Raivis Kristians Ansons leads the Drakkar in assists with 13... the Drakkar are 1-6-1-2 on the road, earning their first victory last night... netminder Olivier Adam has the fourth best GAA (2.56) and save percentage (.915)... Niks Fenenko is second in rookie assists with 11... Dufour has points in nine straight games... according to le Journal de Quebec, Baie-Comeau's Xavier Fortin is out with an ankle injury while Vincent Collard and Nathan Baril - the team's first-round picks in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft - are in Ottawa at the Capital City Challenge.
Out of town:
Québec at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM ASTGatineau at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Halifax Mooseheads on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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