The Sea Dogs begin a three-in-three Quebec road trip tonight in Sherbrooke, facing off against Joshua Roy and the league-leading Phoenix at 8 p.m. The Phoenix have yet to lose in regulation time this season and were ranked second in the CHL Top 10 rankings this week.
Goals have not been a problem for Sherbrooke this season, scoring a league best 35 in seven games. Three of the QMJHL's top-eight scorers are Phoenix.
This will be a bit of a measuring stick game for the Sea Dogs. How they perform in this contest will give us a better sense of where exactly this team is at. Saint John has performed pretty much as expected so far, looking good at times and rough at others.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 2-2-0-0 for four points (third Maritimes/fifth Eastern/14th QMJHL) while the Phoenix are 6-0-1-0 for 13 points (first Central/first Western/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Victoriaville Tigres on Saturday. Noah Reinhart and Cam MacDonald scored Saint John's only goals. Ventsislav Shingarov allowed five goals on 19 shots before getting pulled early in the third. Olivier Brideau stopped all six shots he faced in relief. The Phoenix are coming off a 6-2 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday. Israël Mianscum, Joshua Roy, Anthony Munroe-Boucher, Justin Gill, Milo Roelens and Ethan Gauthier scored for Sherbrooke. Samuel St-Hilaire made 15 saves in the win.
2022-23 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Phoenix.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 2-0-0-0 against the Phoenix last season while Sherbrooke went 0-2-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: April 19 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs edged the Phoenix 3-2. Connor Trenholm scored a pair of goals for Saint John while Ryan Francis added a solo marker. Xavier Parent and Stephane Jr Huard scored for Sherbrooke. Thomas Couture made 26 saves in the win. Jakob Robillard made 24 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Phoenix: Joshua Roy
Phoenix to watch: Joshua Roy for obvious reasons.
Random stat: The Phoenix have the league's second best power play with a rating of 33.3%. They also have the second best penalty kill with a rating of 87.9%.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with seven and goals with four... Burns and Peter Reynolds each have a team high three assists... Justin Gill leads the Phoenix in points with 16 and goals with 10... Ethan Gauthier has a Phoenix high nine assists... the Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 on the road... the Phoenix are 4-0-1-0 at home... Milo Roelens has goals in four straight games... Justin Gill and Ethan Gauthier have points in seven straight games... Sea Dogs forward Eriks Mateiko will serve the second game a two-game suspension.
Out of town:
Drummondville at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Gatineau at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EDT
Acadie-Bathurst at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Quebec City to face the Remparts tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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