The Sea Dogs, winners of seven straight, take on the Eagles on Saturday night at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Saint John is 4-0-0-1 against Cape Breton this season.
The Eagles sit in last-place in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League but have proven to be a tough out in recent weeks. The Sea Dogs played a pair of games in Sydney earlier this month and they were a bit closer than you would expect. Saint John, in a tight race for playoff positioning, should not take Cape Breton lightly this weekend.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 39-17-1-3 for 82 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/fifth QMJHL) while the Eagles are 13-39-4-3 for 33 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-4 win in Charlottetown on Thursday. Josh Lawrence and Brady Burns each had a pair of goals while singles came from Raivis Ansons, William Dufour, Charlie DesRoches and Philippe Daoust. Thomas Couture made 25 stops in the win. The Eagles are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Halifax Mooseheads on Thursday. Carter McCluskey, Nicholas Girouard and Ivan Ivan scored for Cape Breton. Nicolas Ruccia made 36 saves in the loss.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 4-0-0-1 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 1-2-1-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: April 2 at Centre 200 where the Sea Dogs defeated the Eagles 5-1. William Dufour scored twice while Josh Lawrence, Ryan Francis and Cam MacDonald added singles. Jeremy Langlois scored for Cape Breton. Thomas Couture made 34 saves in the win. Remi Delafontaine made 27 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: Forwards Charles Savoie, Carter McCluskey and Nicholas Girouard.
Eagle to watch: Nicholas Girouard has three goals and two assists in five games against his old club this season.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs are one win away from securing their seventh 40-win season in team history.
Notes: William Dufour leads Saint John in points with 105 and goals with 49... Josh Lawrence has a team high 61 assists... Ivan Ivan leads Cape Breton in points with 57 and goals with 28... Jeremy Langlois has a team high 34 assists... Saint John is 19-8-1-1 on the road... Cape Breton is 5-18-3-2 at home... the Eagles are 6-27-2-2 against Maritimes Division clubs... the Eagles are averaging a league worst 4.66 goals against per game... Lawrence has scored in five straight games... Sean Larochelle has assists in five straight home games... the Sea Dogs have won four straight road games... the Eagles have lost seven straight games overall and five straight at home.
Out of town Saturday:
Charlottetown at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM ADTRouyn-Noranda at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT
Moncton at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
Out of town Sunday:
Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM ADTCharlottetown at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EDT
Québec at Shawinigan - 3:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT
Next game: Following this pair of games, the Sea Dogs return home to host Joshua Roy and the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
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