The Sea Dogs are facing elimination following Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Gatineau Olympiquues, a loss that puts them down 3-1 in the best-of-seven first round series.
Saint John kept it a one-goal game through 20 minutes thanks to another solid goaltending performance from Ventsislav Shingarov. But Gatineau blew it open in the second, scoring four times.
The Sea Dogs had a hard time staying disciplined on Wednesday, something they'll need to do if they want to extend this series. Shingarov, who has probably been Saint John's best player in this series, will likely need to be excellent again as well.
Game time for tonight's Game 5 is 7 p.m. Tickets to the game are just $7.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/93 CFBC/CHL TV
Series status: Gatineau leads the first round best-of-seven series 3-1.
Last game: The Olympiques defeated the Sea Dogs 6-0 on Wednesday at TD Station. Alexis Gendron had a hat trick while singles came from Cam MacDonald, Riley Kidney and Zach Dean. Francesco Lapenna made 26 saves in the shutout win. Ventsislav Shingarov allowed five goals on 37 shots in the first two periods. Olivier Brideau allowed a goal on 10 shots in the third.
Series status: Gatineau leads the first round best-of-seven series 3-1.
Last game: The Olympiques defeated the Sea Dogs 6-0 on Wednesday at TD Station. Alexis Gendron had a hat trick while singles came from Cam MacDonald, Riley Kidney and Zach Dean. Francesco Lapenna made 26 saves in the shutout win. Ventsislav Shingarov allowed five goals on 37 shots in the first two periods. Olivier Brideau allowed a goal on 10 shots in the third.
2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs finished with a 24-38-5-1 record for 54 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Olympiques were 49-12-5-2 for 105 points (first West/second Western/fourth QMJHL).
2022-23 regular season head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 1-1-0-0 against the Olympiques this season while Gatineau went 1-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: Forward Cam MacDonald.
Olympiques to watch: Defenseman Tristan Luneau has five assists in this series.
Random stat: In this series, Gatineau has outscored Saint John 5-1 in first periods, 9-0 in second periods and 10-3 in third periods.
Notes: Brady Burns led Saint John in points (71), goals (33) and assists (38) during the regular season... Riley Kidney led the Olympiques in points during the regular season with 110 and assists with 82... Alexis Gendron had a team high 55 goals... Peter Reynolds leads Saint John in playoff scoring with three points (all assists)... Zach Dean leads the league in playoff scoring with 11 points... Gendron leads the league in playoff goals with eight... Kidney has a playoff high eight assists... Saint John has served the most penalty minutes of any team this post-season...Gatineau has outscored Saint John 24-4 so far.
Out of town:
Moncton at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EDT Rouyn-Noranda at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next games: If the Sea Dogs win, Game 6 will be Monday night in Gatineau.
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