Game Day 46: at Val-d'Or

VAL-D'OR, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to keep on rolling this week in Quebec.

The Sea Dogs begin their final three-game Quebec road trip tonight, visiting the Val-d'Or Foreurs. They visit Rouyn-Noranda tomorrow before heading south to close out the trip on Saturday in Gatineau.

The Sea Dogs have won three straight road games, which includes back-to-back 7-3 wins this past weekend - one in Bathurst and the other in Moncton. With 34 points, Saint John is in the mix for the final playoff spots, making every game meaningful.

The Foreurs sit just six points ahead of the Sea Dogs in the overall standings.

Game time tonight is 8 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 16-27-1-1 for 34 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 19-26-2-0 for 40 points (fourth West/eighth Western/14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-3 win in Moncton on Saturday. Cole Burbidge, Nico Laforge and Pavel Simek each scored twice while Brady Burns added a single. Olivier Brideau made 32 saves in the win. The Foreurs are coming off a 3-2 home loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday. Louis Robin and Mathis Cloutier scored for Val-d'Or. Mathys Fernandez made 29 stops in the loss.

2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Foreurs this season while Val-d'Or is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Nov. 26 at TD Station where the Foreurs defeated the Sea Dogs 6-3. Alexandre Doucet scored a pair of goals for Val-d'Or while Louis Robin, Justin Robidas, William Provost and Alexandre Guy added singles. Pavel Simek, Nicolas Bilodeau and Cole Burbidge scored for Saint John. Adam Rouleau made 40 stops in the win. Ventsislav Shingarov made 18 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Foreurs: Defenseman Nathan Drapeau.

Foreurs to watch: Former Sea Dogs defenseman Nathan Drapeau for obvious reasons.

Random stat: Former Sea Dogs defenseman Kale McCallum, who hasn't played with the Foreurs since Jan. 3 after leaving the club to join the UNB Reds, still sits fourth in team scoring.

Notes: Brady Burns continues to lead Saint John in points (48), goals (25) and assists (23)... William Provost leads Val-d'Or in points (44), goals (20) and assists (24)... Saint John is 7-12-1-1 on the road... Val-d'Or is 9-13-1-0 at home... Saint John is 3-2-0-0 against West Division clubs... Val-d'Or is 6-2-2-0 against Maritimes Division teams... Cole Burbidge has goals in three straight games and points in four... Noah Reinhart has recorded an assist in four straight games... Brady Burns has goals in three straight road games... Eriks Mateiko and Alex Drover both have assists in five straight road games... Val-d'Or has lost back-to-back home games.

Out of town:

Moncton at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST

Drummondville at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Rouyn-Noranda to face the Huskies tomorrow night at 8 p.m.