The Sea Dogs are coming off back-to-back home losses and are just 2-7-0-1 in their last 10 games. Saint John has been decent on the road so far this season, posting an 8-8-1-1 record.
The Eagles have been playing well of late as they try and inch up the standings. They carry a three-game winning streak into tonight's match.
Game time at Centre 200 is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 15-22-3-3 for 36 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 23-18-1-1 for 48 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Thursday. Eriks Mateiko scored Saint John's lone goal. Justin Robinson made 22 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 3-0 win over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Thursday. Antoine Roy, Lucas Romeo and Charles-Antoine Lavallee scored for Cape Breton. Nicolas Ruccia made 29 saves in the shutout.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 15-22-3-3 for 36 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 23-18-1-1 for 48 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Thursday. Eriks Mateiko scored Saint John's lone goal. Justin Robinson made 22 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 3-0 win over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Thursday. Antoine Roy, Lucas Romeo and Charles-Antoine Lavallee scored for Cape Breton. Nicolas Ruccia made 29 saves in the shutout.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-3-1-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 4-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Dec. 28 in Sydney where the Sea Dogs fell 10-3 to the Eagles. Olivier Houde had a hat trick for Cape Breton while singles came from Cole Burbidge, Charles-Antoine Lavallee, Luke Patterson, Conor Shortall, Emile Ricard, Jude Campbell and Cam Squires. Brody Fournier scored twice for Saint John and Kency Pierre-Noel added a solo marker. Nicolas Ruccia made 23 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver and Justin Robinson each allowed five goals in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: Forwards Cole Burbidge and Cam MacDonald.
Eagle to watch: Cam Squires has five goals and three assists in five games against Saint John.
Random stat: Brody Fournier had three points (two goals and an assist) the last time the Sea Dogs visited Centre 200. He did not have any points against the Eagles this season as a member of the Halifax Mooseheads.
Notes: Brody Fournier leads Saint John in points with 33... Fournier and Eriks Mateiko each have a team high 16 goals... Fournier and Joseph Ianniello each have a team high 17 assists... Cam Squires leads Cape Breton in points with 42 and goals with 19... Cole Burbidge leads the club in assists with 29... the Eagles are 11-11-0-0 at home... Brayden Schmitt is sixth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 31 points... the Eagles are averaging 7.79 penalty minutes per game, the third fewest in the QMJHL... the Eagles have the second best penalty kill in the league (83%).
Out of town:
Rouyn-Noranda at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST Moncton at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Sherbrooke at Victoriaville - 6:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs begin a three-in-three Quebec road trip on Friday in Shawinigan.
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