Game Day 4: at Cape Breton

SYDNEY, NS - Coming off their first win of the season, the Saint John Sea Dogs will face a tough task this afternoon.

The Sea Dogs will look to carry the momentum they gained from a 6-2 win in Charlottetown on Friday into today's 3 p.m. contest against the Cape Breton Eagles at Centre 200. Games against the Eagles won't be easy this season – and the Dogs are likely to face a very motivated Cape Breton squad today.

The Eagles have started the season 0-3 and will look for their first win today. Cape Breton was still missing Tomas Lavoie and Cam Squires due to NHL camps on Friday.

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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 1-2-0-0 for two points (fourth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/14th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 0-3-0-0 for zero points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 win in Charlottetown on Friday. Tyler Peddle had a hat trick while singles came from Elliot Dubé, Nate Tivey and William Yared. Charles-Edward Gravel made 45 saves in the win. The Eagles are coming off a 5-2 home loss to the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday. Lucas Romeo and Callum Aucoin scored. Jakub Milota made 17 saves in the loss.

2024-25 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the regular season between the Sea Dogs and Eagles.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 2-6-1-0 against the Eagles last season while Cape Breton went 7-1-0-1 against Saint John.

 

Last meeting: The Sea Dogs fell 10-1 to the Eagles in pre-season play in Port Hawkesbury on Sept. 6. Emile Ricard scored a hat trick for Cape Breton; Noah Reinhart scored twice; and singles came from Callum Aucoin, Cam Squires; Jacob Newcombe; Xavier Daigle and Tomas Lavoie. Saint John's lone goal came from Elliot Dubé. Jakub Milota made 16 saves in the win. Charles-Edward Gravel and Justin Robinson split the loss in net.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: Forwards Cole Burbidge and Noah Reinhart.

Eagle to watch: Feels automatic that former Sea Dogs forward Noah Reinhart will have some big games against Saint John this season.

Random stat: Nate Tivey sits in a tie for second in QMJHL defensemen scoring with five points.

Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with five and assists with four... Tyler Peddle has a team high three goals... Lucas Romeo and Xavier Daigle each have an Eagles high three points... Jacob Newcombe leads the team in goals with two... Daigle has a team high three assists... Saint John is 1-0-0-0 on the road... Cape Breton is 0-1-0-0 at home... the Eagles have scored first in all three of their games this season... Cape Breton is 0/11 on the power play while their penalty kill running at 50%... the Sea Dogs are averaging 38.33 shots against per game.

Out of town:

Charlottetown at Acadie-Bathurst - 3:00 PM ADT 

Halifax at Moncton - 3:00 PM ADT 

Rimouski at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EDT 

Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT 

Val-d'Or at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EDT 

Québec at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Bathurst on Thursday to face the Titan at 7 p.m.