Game Day 22: at Chicoutimi

CHICOUTIMI, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs continue their road trip tonight, facing the Chicoutimi Sagueneens at 8:30 p.m. Atlantic.

Both teams played last night with the Sea Dogs falling 6-2 to the first-place Baie-Comeau Drakkar and the Sagueneens defeating the lowly Gatineau Olympiques 4-1.

The Sags are still a young team — they picked four times in the first round of this year's QMJHL Entry Draft — and sit in the middle of the Eastern Conference standings. 

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 6-12-1-2 for 15 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Sagueneens are 10-9-1-2 for 23 points (third East/fifth Eastern/ninth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss in Baie-Comeau last night. Eriks Mateiko and Nicolas Bilodeau scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 32 saves in the loss. The Sagueneens are coming off 4-1 home win over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens last night. Peteris Bulans, Maxim Masse, Nathan Lecompte and Alexis Morin all scored for Chicoutimi. Raphael Precourt made 23 saves in the win.

2023-24 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Sagueneens.

2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Sagueneens last season while Chicoutimi went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 11 in Chicoutimi where the Sagueneens edged the Sea Dogs 5-4. Fabrice Fortin, Loic Usereau, Samuel Vachon, Emmanuel Vermette and Felix Bedard scored for Chicoutimi. Vince Elie, Brady Burns, Peter Reynolds and Cole Burbidge scored for Saint John. Charles-Antoine Lavallee made 27 saves in the win. Olivier Brideau made 37 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Sagueneens: None.

Sagueneens to watch: Emile Guite, the second overall pick in June's QMJHL Entry Draft, sits 10th in QMJHL rookie scoring with 12 points (four goals and eight assists) in 16 games.

Random stat: Nine of Chicoutimi's 10 wins have come on home ice.

Notes: Peter Reynolds leads Saint John in points with 24, goals with 10 and assists with 14... Alexis Morin has a Chicoutimi high 21 points and 12 goals... Thomas Desruisseaux leads the team in assists with 14... Saint John is 3-5-0-1 on the road... Chicoutimi is 9-2-1-0 at home... the Sags have the third best power play in the league with a rating of 26%... Eriks Mateiko has points in seven straight games... Morin has goals in three straight home games... the Sea Dogs have lost five straight road games.

Out of town:

Halifax at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM AST 

Sherbrooke at Québec - 7:00 PM EST 

Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST 

Blainville-Boisbriand at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST 

Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs end their road trip with a 4 p.m. game in Rimouski on Sunday.