It's been an up-and-down first few months of the season for the Sea Dogs who sit sixth in the Eastern Conference and ninth overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They'll look to earn their 16th victory of the season tonight when they host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at 7 p.m.
The Titan have also had an up-and-down first half but have picked things up a bit lately, going 6-3-1-0 in their past 10 games.
This will be Saint John's final game until Dec. 28 (fingers crossed hockey is still being played by then).
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 15-11-0-3 for 33 points (fourth Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Titan are 14-11-1-2 for 31 points (fifth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/13th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 home loss to the Moncton Wildcats last night. William Dufour, Charlie DesRoches, Riley Bezeau and Cam MacDonald scored for Saint John. Jonathan Lemieux was pulled after allowing three goals on six goals. Ventsislav Shingarov allowed a pair of goals on 25 shots in relief. The Titan are coming off a 3-2 loss in Halifax on Thursday. Cole Huckins and Hendrix Lapierre scored for Bathurst. Chad Arsenault made 25 saves in the loss.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-0-1 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 2-1-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 24 in Bathurst where the Sea Dogs defeated the Titan 4-3 in a shootout. Evgeny Sapelnikov, Peter Reynolds and Josh Lawrence all scored for Saint John. Dylan Andrews, Riley Kidney and Jacob Melanson scored for Bathurst. Jonathan Lemieux made 39 stops in the win. Jan Bednar made 34 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None.
Titan to watch: Hendrix Lapierre will play against Saint John for the first time this season. Like William Dufour, the Washington Capitals prospect was cut from Team Canada's world junior selection camp last weekend.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs and Titan are both averaging 3.95 goals per game, good for second most in the league behind the Charlottetown Islanders (4.09).
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 45 and goals with 21... Josh Lawrence has a team high 27 assists... Riley Kidney leads the Titan in points (39), goals (17) and assists (22)... Saint John is 8-6-0-2 at home... the Titan are 6-7-0-0 on the road... William Dufour has points in 15 straight games... Josh Lawrence has points in 10 straight games... Zach Biggar has assists in six straight road games.
Out of town:
Québec at Drummondville - 4:00 PM ESTBaie-Comeau at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Halifax at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Eagles on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m.
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