The Sea Dogs will face the CHL's No. 1 ranked team tonight at TD Station when they host the Baie-Comeau Drakkar at 7 p.m. The Drakkar have sat atop the QMJHL standings all season long and will likely surpass the 50-win mark.
If there is any good news for the Sea Dogs it's that the Drakkar played last night, defeating the Moncton Wildcats 5-1. The Sea Dogs have not played since Sunday in Sherbrooke.
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2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-32-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 47-8-2-1 for 97 points (first East/first Eastern/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-0 loss in Sherbrooke on Sunday. Justin Robinson made 43 saves in the win. The Drakkar are coming off a 5-1 win in Moncton last night. Matyas Melovsky scored twice while singles came from Julien Paille, Felix Gagnon and Justin Poirier. Charles-Edward Gravel made 26 saves in the win.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-32-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 47-8-2-1 for 97 points (first East/first Eastern/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-0 loss in Sherbrooke on Sunday. Justin Robinson made 43 saves in the win. The Drakkar are coming off a 5-1 win in Moncton last night. Matyas Melovsky scored twice while singles came from Julien Paille, Felix Gagnon and Justin Poirier. Charles-Edward Gravel made 26 saves in the win.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Drakkar this season while Baie-Comeau is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 16 in Baie-Comeau where the Drakkar defeated the Sea Dogs 6-2. Justin Gill had a hat trick for Baie-Comeau; Raoul Boilard scored twice; and Jules Boilard added a single. Eriks Mateiko and Nicolas Bilodeau scored for Saint John. Olivier Ciarlo made 19 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 32 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None.
Drakkar to watch: Justin Poirier, the brother of former Sea Dogs defenseman Jeremie Poirier, leads the QMJHL in goals with 42.
Random stat: Baie-Comeau is 9-0-1-0 against Maritimes Division teams.
Notes: Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 25... Justin Gill leads the Drakkar in points with 83 and assists with 48... Justin Poirier leads the club in goals with 42... Saint John is 8-15-3-2 at home... Baie-Comeau is 22-6-0-1 on the road... Gill is second in the league in scoring... Raoul Boilard leads all QMJHL rookies in scoring with 54 points (21 goals and 33 assists)... the Drakkar are averaging a league high 11.83 penalty minutes per game... Baie-Comeau has the second best power play in the league (26.7%)... the Drakkar are averaging a league low 2.36 goals against per game and 24.70 shots against per game... the Drakkar have won four straight games... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight games.
Out of town:
Charlottetown at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Halifax on Saturday to face the Mooseheads at 7 p.m.
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