Sea Dogs have struggled on the road

Micheal Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

The Saint John Sea Dogs will try to do something this weekend they've done only once this season: win a road game.

The Sea Dogs are 1-4-0-1 away from TD Station this year and have been outscored 33-12 in those six games. Saint John's lone road win came on opening night (Sept. 25) in Bathurst when they posted a 4-3 victory over the Titan.

Here's a look at Saint John's road results so far:

Sept. 25 at Bathurst: 4-3 win

Oct. 14 at Sherbrooke: 6-1 loss

Oct. 15 at Quebec: 7-2 loss

Oct. 16 at Victoriaville: 7-0 loss

Oct. 30 at Moncton: 3-2 shootout loss

Nov. 2 at Charlottetown: 7-3 loss

Saint John's special teams have struggled overall, but especially on the road. The team's power play is operating at 10% and the penalty kill is running at 68.4%.

One positive is that the Sea Dogs are a decent 1-1-0-1 against Maritimes Division opponents on the road - a good sign heading into the next two games (and the rest of the season). Saint John visits two divisional opponents this weekend: Saturday they travel to Cape Breton (1-8-2-0 overall and 0-3-1-0 at home) and Sunday they visit Halifax (8-1-2-1 overall and 3-0-1-1 at home).

Road struggles are common amongst rebuilding clubs. Saint John went 6-24-4-0 on the road in 2017-18 and 4-26-0-4 in 2018-19.