After going 1-2-0-0 on their trip last month, the Sea Dogs will look to improve that record as they begin a three-in-three against the Victoriaville Tigres at Colisee Desjardins. Game time this evening is 8 p.m. Atlantic.
Saint John has been having a hot-and-cold stretch of games. All three of their latest wins have come in overtime; they've defeated the CHL's No. 1 ranked team; and also got smoked 5-0 by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. It's been an odd stretch.
The Sea Dogs will play in Quebec City on Friday and end the trip with a game in Rimouski on Saturday.
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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 10-8-0-0 for 20 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/eighth QMJHL) while the Tigres are 5-10-1-1 for 12 points (fourth Central/sixth Western/15th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Sunday at TD Station. Eriks Mateiko had a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Ben Cross and Nicolas Bilodeau. Justin Robinson made 21 saves in the win. The Tigres are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Sunday. Olivier Houde had a pair of goals and Eliott Simard added a single. Mathis Lacroix-Goulet made 40 stops in the loss.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Tigres this season while Victoriaville is 0-0-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 12 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Tigres 6-5 in a lengthy shootout. Eriks Mateiko, Tyler Peddle, Ben Cross, Matthew MacLean and Elliot Dubé all scored for Saint John. Mael Lavigne scored a pair of goals for Victoriaville with Justin Gendron, Justin Larose and Olivier Houde adding singles. Charles-Edward Gravel made 30 saves in the win. Jakob Hanlan made 17 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Tigres: None.
Tigres to watch: Goaltender Gabriel D'Aigle has made the most saves in the league this season and has played the third most minutes.
Random stat: The Tigres have the QMJHL's worst penalty kill (62.7%) while the Sea Dogs have the second worst power play (15.7%).
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 20 and assists with 17... Eriks Mateiko leads the team in goals with nine... Mael Lavigne leads Victoriaville in points with 24 and assists with 16... Lavigne and Olivier Houde each have a Tigres high eight goals... Saint John is 5-3-0-0 on the road... Victoriaville is 4-6-0-0 at home... Tivey's 17 assists place him fourth overall in the league... Tivey is tied for the league lead in defensemen scoring... Victoriaville is 1-2-1-1 against Maritimes Division teams... the Tigres are averaging a league high 4.85 goals against per game and a league high 36.95 shots against per game... Lavigne has points in 10 straight home games.
Out of town:
Baie-Comeau at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Sherbrooke at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs visit the Quebec Remparts tomorrow night at 8 p.m.
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