It hasn't been a successful road trip so far for the Sea Dogs, falling to the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Friday and the Drummondville Voltigeurs last night. Saint John has dropped three straight games for the first time this season.
Today the Sea Dogs will play what – on paper – should be the easiest game of this road trip, facing a Gatineau Olympiques team that has just two wins this season. But fatigue will no doubt be working against the Sea Dogs and they'll need to dig deep this afternoon.
Game time at Slush Puppie Centre is 4 p.m. Atlantic.
TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV
2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 7-7-0-0 for 14 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 2-11-0-0 for four points (fourth West/eighth Western/18th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 loss in Drummondville last night. Darien Reynolds and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 33 saves in the loss. The Olympiques are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Friday. Isaiah Parent and Gabriel Seguin scored for Gatineau. Kian Hodgins made 29 saves in the loss.
2024-25 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Olympiques.
2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-1-1-0 against the Olympiques last season while Gatineau went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Feb. 17 in Saint John where the Olympiques defeated the Sea Dogs 5-4 in overtime. Jeremie Minville had a hat trick for Gatineau while Alexander Gaudio and Charles Boutin added singles. Joseph Ianniello scored a pair of goals for Saint John with Nicolas Bilodeau and Pavel Simek also scoring. Kian Hodgins made 30 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 21 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: None.
Olympique to watch: Gabriel Seguin has goals in three straight games.
Random stat: Gatineau is averaging the third fewest goals per game (2.52) and third most goals against per game (4.43).
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 18 and assists with 15... Tyler Peddle leads the team in goals with seven... Jeremie Minville leads Gatineau in points with 18, goals with 11 and assists with seven... Gatineau is 1-6-0-0 at home... Saint John is 4-3-0-0 on the road... Gatineau is averaging the third fewest penalty minutes per game (8.69)... Gatineau is 0-1-0-0 against Maritimes Division teams... this will be the first time the Sea Dogs have played a West Division team this season... the Olympiques are averaging the second fewest shots against per game (27.29)... Emeric Gaudet has assists in four straight games... Gatineau has lost three straight games overall and five straight at home.
Out of town:
Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EDT Halifax at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 3:00 PM EDT
Québec at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Moncton at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs return home and host the Moncton Wildcats on Halloween night at 7 p.m.
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