In what will be a major Eastern Conference showdown, the Saint John Sea Dogs host Patrick Roy's Quebec Remparts today at 3 p.m. The Sea Dogs have won five straight games while the Remparts are on a league best 10-game winning streak.
The Remparts currently sit first in the Eastern Conference (and the entire QMJHL) with 87 points, placing them nine points up on the Sea Dogs. While it won't happen in the first round, there's certainly a chance Saint John and Quebec could meet in the playoffs at some point.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 37-17-1-3 for 78 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/fifth QMJHL) while the Remparts are 43-14-1-0 for 87 points (first East/first Eastern/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-3 home win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan last night. Cam MacDonald, Vincent Sevigny, Raivis Ansons, Josh Lawrence and Riley Bezeau all scored for Saint John. Nikolas Hurtubise made 34 stops in the win. The Remparts are coming off a huge 13-5 win in Halifax last night. Zachary Gravel had four goals; Zachary Bolduc scored three; James Malatesta netted a pair; and singles came from Pier-Olivier Roy, Viljami Marjala, Mikael Huchette and Xavier Filion. Fabio Iacobo made 27 saves in the win.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Remparts this season while Quebec is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 4 in Quebec City where the Sea Dogs edged the Remparts 5-4. Riley Bezeau scored a pair of goals for Saint John while Charles Savoie, William Dufour and Olivier Picard added singles. Zachary Bolduc scored twice for Quebec while Charle Truchon and Pier-Olivier Roy netted solo markers. Jonathan Lemieux made 30 saves in the win. Fabio Iacobo made 17 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Remparts: None.
Remparts to watch: St. Louis Blues prospect Zachary Bolduc sits in a tie for second in QMJHL goal scoring with 44 on the season. Only Saint John's William Dufour (48) has more.
Random stat: Quebec is a league best 23-6-0-0 on the road this season. They've won four straight road games.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 101 and goals with 48... Josh Lawrence has a team high 59 assists... Zachary Bolduc and Theo Rochette each have a team high 83 points... Bolduc has a team best 44 goals... Rochette leads the team in assists with 55... Saint John is 19-9-0-2 at home... the Remparts are 6-4-0-0 against Maritimes Division clubs... Saint John is 5-2-0-0 against East Division clubs... the Remparts are averaging a league high 4.40 goals per game... James Malatesta has goals in four straight games... Bolduc has points in eight straight games... Lawrence has points in 22 straight home games... Dufour has points 20 straight home games... Viljami Marjala has points in eight straight road games... Oliver Picard is eligible to return from his three-game suspension today.
Out of town:
Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 3:00 PM ADT Baie-Comeau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Shawinigan - 3:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs have yet another tough game against an Eastern Conference opponent, visiting the Charlottetown Islanders on Thursday.
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