The Sea Dogs, who currently hold the 16th and final QMJHL playoff spot, visit the Quebec Remparts, who sit one-point back of them, tonight at 8 p.m. Atlantic.
There is still roughly a month to go in the regular season, so there's still some time for things to change. But the result of tonight's contest could be critical in ultimately determining who takes the final playoff spot.
This game kicks off a three-in-three Quebec road trip for Saint John. They'll visit Drummondville on Saturday and Sherbrooke on Sunday.
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2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-30-4-3 for 41 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Remparts are 18-33-4-0 for 40 points (fourth East/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Monday. Matteo Mann and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 49 saves in the win. The Remparts are coming off 5-1 loss to last-place Val-d'Or on Sunday. Julien Beland scored Quebec's lone goal. Vincent Filion made 21 stops in the loss.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-30-4-3 for 41 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Remparts are 18-33-4-0 for 40 points (fourth East/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Monday. Matteo Mann and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 49 saves in the win. The Remparts are coming off 5-1 loss to last-place Val-d'Or on Sunday. Julien Beland scored Quebec's lone goal. Vincent Filion made 21 stops in the loss.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Remparts this season while Quebec is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 29 in Saint John where the Remparts defeated the Sea Dogs 6-1. Kassim Gaudet had a hat trick for Quebec while Charles Savoie, Charles-Olivier Villeneuve and Antoine Michaud added singles. Noah Reinhart had Saint John's only goal. Quentin Miller made 22 saves in the win. Justin Robinson made 23 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Remparts: None.
Rempart to watch: Julien Beland has three goals over his past four games.
Random stat: The Remparts are averaging the third most penalty minutes per game (11.15), a stat they were usually near the bottom in during the Patrick Roy eras.
Notes: Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 41 and goals with 21... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 25... Julien Beland leads Quebec in points with 44 and goals with 23... Beland and Nino Tomov each have a team high 21 assists... Saint John is 9-15-1-1 on the road... Quebec is 10-14-2-0 at home... the Remparts are 6-4-0-0 against Maritimes Division teams... Quebec has the second worst power play in the league (16.6%)... the Remparts are averaging a league low 2.40 goals per game and 25.94 shots per game... Quebec has lost eight straight games overall and three straight at home... Saint John has lost five straight road games.
Out of town:
Halifax at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs continue their road trip tomorrow in Drummondville, taking on the Voltigeurs at 5 p.m.
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