After winning their first four games of the restart, the Sea Dogs have dropped three of their past five games. This recent stretch includes a tough 2-1 home loss to the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Sunday and an ugly 6-2 loss in Halifax on Thursday.
Today's road game against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan will be Saint John's toughest matchup since play resumed. The Sea Dogs may catch a bit of a break though with the Titan expected to be missing some regulars due to injury/illness.
Game time today is 4 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
Records: The Sea Dogs are 21-15-0-3 for 45 points (fourth Maritimes/fifth Eastern/eighth QMJHL) while the Titan are 21-11-2-2 for 46 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss in Halifax on Thursday. Jacob Chantler and Vincent Sevigny scored for Saint John. Thomas Couture was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots in the first period. Nikolas Hurtubise allowed three goals on 19 shots in relief. The Titan are coming off a 5-4 overtime win on Monday in Charlottetown. Hendrix Lapierre and Jacob Melanson both scored twice while Felix Lafrance netted the overtime winner. Jan Bednar made 28 stops in the win.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-2-0-1 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 3-1-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 18 at TD Station where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 4-3. Hendrix Lapierre had a pair of goals for the Titan while Jacob Melanson and Bennett MacArthur also scored. Saint John had goals from William Dufour, Nathan Drapeau and Josh Lawrence. Chad Arsenault made 41 saves in the win. Jonathan Lemieux made 37 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None.
Titan to watch: Forward Felix Lafrance enters play today in a tie with Saint John's William Dufour for second in league scoring with 62 points.
Random stat: William Dufour has five goals and five assists in five games against the Titan this season.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in scoring with 62 points and goals with 30... Josh Lawrence has a team high 35 assists... Felix Lafrance leads Bathurst in points (62), goals (28) and assists (34)... Saint John is 10-7-0-1 on the road... Bathurst is 11-4-2-2 at home... the Titan are on a 7-0-1-0 run... the Titan are averaging a league high 13.75 penalty minutes per game... Bathurst is averaging the second most goals per game (4.20) while Saint John is averaging the third most (3.91)... Lafrance and Hendrix Lapierre each have goals in three straight games... Lapierre has points in 13 straight games while Miguel Tourigny has points in 11 straight... the Titan have called up a couple players for this game.
The Titan have recalled forwards Philippe Collette and Cole Young for tomorrow's game.
— Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst (@ABTitan) February 25, 2022
Le Titan a rappelé les attaquants Philippe Collette et Cole Young pour le match de demain.#GoTitanGo⚔️ pic.twitter.com/4NuiBsTjhv
Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM ESTChicoutimi at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Halifax at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 6:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs are scheduled to travel to Moncton tomorrow to face the Wildcats at 4 p.m.
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