The two teams will close out the first half of the season with three straight meetings. The first of those meetings takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at Centre 200.
Only four points separate the two in the standings (Saint John has played one less game). Tonight's matchup is only the third meeting of the season between the two.
Following tonight's game in snowy Sydney, both clubs will travel to Saint John for games on Friday and Saturday to close out the pre-Christmas schedule.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 9-18-0-1 for 19 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 10-16-2-1 for 23 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-4 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday. Pavel Simek had a pair of goals while Connor Trenholm and Jared Cosman added singles. Ventsislav Shingarov made 40 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 5-3 home win over the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday. Ivan Ivan, Angelo Fullerton, William Shields, Jeremy Langlois and Olivier Houde scored for Cape Breton. Nicolas Ruccia made 33 saves in the win.
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 9-18-0-1 for 19 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 10-16-2-1 for 23 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-4 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday. Pavel Simek had a pair of goals while Connor Trenholm and Jared Cosman added singles. Ventsislav Shingarov made 40 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 5-3 home win over the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday. Ivan Ivan, Angelo Fullerton, William Shields, Jeremy Langlois and Olivier Houde scored for Cape Breton. Nicolas Ruccia made 33 saves in the win.
2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-1-0-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 24 at Centre 200 where the Sea Dogs defeated the Eagles 7-2. Alexis Cournoyer scored twice for Saint John while singles came from Brady Burns, Cam MacDonald, Sam-Luca Thifault, Cole Burbidge and Eriks Mateiko. Francois-James Buteau and Tomas Lavoie scored for Cape Breton. Nikolas Hurtubise made 36 saves in the win. Oliver Satney and Nicolas Ruccia took the loss in net.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: Forward Cater McCluskey.
Eagle to watch: Samuel Johnson has a goal and two assists in two games against Saint John this season.
Eagle to watch: Samuel Johnson has a goal and two assists in two games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Eagles are 8-5-2-1 against the Maritimes Division this season.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 28 and goals with 16... Nate Tivey leads the team in assists with 14... Ivan Ivan leads Cape Breton in points with 31 and assists with 25... Samuel Johnson leads Cape Breton in goals with 13... Saint John is 4-9-0-1 on the road... Cape Breton is 5-8-1-1 at home... Olivier Houde, a 2020 draft pick of the Eagles, is third in rookie scoring with 23 points... Saint John is averaging a league high 4.91 goals against per game while the Eagles are allowing the second most at 4.04... Cape Breton is allowing a league high 35.81 shots against per game... the Sea Dogs have won two straight road games... the Eagles are just 2-7-0-1 in their last 10 games.
Notes: Brady Burns leads Saint John in points with 28 and goals with 16... Nate Tivey leads the team in assists with 14... Ivan Ivan leads Cape Breton in points with 31 and assists with 25... Samuel Johnson leads Cape Breton in goals with 13... Saint John is 4-9-0-1 on the road... Cape Breton is 5-8-1-1 at home... Olivier Houde, a 2020 draft pick of the Eagles, is third in rookie scoring with 23 points... Saint John is averaging a league high 4.91 goals against per game while the Eagles are allowing the second most at 4.04... Cape Breton is allowing a league high 35.81 shots against per game... the Sea Dogs have won two straight road games... the Eagles are just 2-7-0-1 in their last 10 games.
Out of town:
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM ASTBaie-Comeau at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs and Eagles meet again on Friday night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.
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