Top Dogs running hot

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Three more Saint John Sea Dogs players have reached double digits in goals.

Vince Elie (11), Eriks Mateiko (10) and Pavel Simek (10) all joined Peter Reynolds (13) in recent games. The team's top line of Simek - Reynolds - Mateiko has been excellent all season long and Elie has really elevated his game over the past few weeks.

Elie, in his second season with the Sea Dogs, now has 22 points in 22 games this season, nearly reaching his point total of 27 from all of last season.

Elie has points in five straight contests, recording a total of five goals and four assists.

With a hat trick in Sunday's 6-3 Sea Dogs win, Reynolds was named the CHL's first star of the night and named to the QMJHL's team of the week. The Sea Dog captain recorded three goals and three assists during Saint John's Quebec road trip this week.

Sunday's #CHLThreeStars! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/i8esoMu0oE

— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) November 20, 2023

Oddly, Reynolds hadn't scored since his last hat trick — which came on Nov. 3 against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. 

Reynolds' linemates also had solid road trips. Mateiko had two goals and an assist while Simek had a goal and an assist.

Sea Dogs defenseman Joseph Ianniello, meanwhile, was also named to the QMJHL team of the week after registering five assists in three games.

The Sea Dogs, 8-12-1-2, host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, 13-5-1-3, on Saturday night at TD Station.