The Sea Dogs will play back-to-back games against the Cape Breton Eagles tonight and Saturday at Centre 200. Saint John has lost six straight games while Cape Breton continues to try and inch up the Eastern Conference standings.
Saint John, despite this losing skid, still owns the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot. They are tied with the Quebec Remparts who will play back-to-back games against the Gatineau Olympiques this weekend.
Game time Friday and Saturday night in Sydney is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-35-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 32-26-1-2 for 67 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss in Moncton on Wednesday. Brody Fournier scored Saint John's lone goal. Patrick Leaver made 32 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 7-4 home win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday. Olivier Houde had a hat trick while singles came from Cole Burbidge, Cam Squires, Charles-Antoine Lavallee and Cam MacDonald. Nicolas Ruccia made 27 saves in the win.
2023-24 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 17-35-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 32-26-1-2 for 67 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss in Moncton on Wednesday. Brody Fournier scored Saint John's lone goal. Patrick Leaver made 32 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 7-4 home win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday. Olivier Houde had a hat trick while singles came from Cole Burbidge, Cam Squires, Charles-Antoine Lavallee and Cam MacDonald. Nicolas Ruccia made 27 saves in the win.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-4-1-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 5-1-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Feb. 19 in Saint John where the Sea Dogs edged the Eagles 3-2 in a shootout. Matteo Mann and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Cam Squires and Lucas Romeo had Cape Breton goals. Patrick Leaver made 49 saves in the win. Nicolas Ruccia made 18 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: Forwards Cole Burbidge and Cam MacDonald.
Eagle to watch: Cam Squires has seven goals and three assists in seven games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: Eriks Mateiko has three goals and two assists in six games against the Eagles this season.
Notes: Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 27... Cam Squires leads Cape Breton in points with 56 and goals with 27... Cole Burbidge leads the team in assists with 40... Saint John is 9-19-2-0 on the road... Cape Breton is 18-14-0-0 on the road... the Eagles are averaging the third fewest penalty minutes per game (8.38)... the Eagles have the third best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 81.3%... the Sea Dogs have lost six straight games overall and 10 straight on the road... Matteo Mann will serve a one-game suspension for fighting in the final five minutes of Wednesday's game in Moncton.
Out of town:
Acadie-Bathurst at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST Gatineau at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: After these pair of games in Cape Breton, the Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday at 7 p.m.
It would not be surprising to see 2 loses. It would not be surprising to see them lose all the remaining games this season.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you on both points. I can't see how the young kids are getting any better in this losing environment and coaching.
ReplyDeleteTo the coaching staff ....can't you see your systems aren't working?