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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Sea Dogs had their three-game winning streak come to an end last night in Charlottetown, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Islanders. Saint John forced extra time thanks to a late third period goal from Zachary Morin.
Saint John will host the Rimouski Oceanic tonight at 7 p.m. Last year's Memorial Cup hosts are off to a respectable 3-4-0-1 start but are 0-2-0-1 on the road so far.
This will be the third game in three days for Rimouski. They fell 5-4 in Halifax on Thursday and 2-1 in Moncton last night.
Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Radio
Records: The Sea Dogs are 4-2-1-0 for nine points (fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Oceanic are 3-4-0-1 for seven points (eighth Eastern/14th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Charlottetown last night. Alexander Donovan, William Yared and Zachary Morin scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 35 loss in the loss. The Oceanic are coming off a 2-1 loss in Moncton last night. Mathys Dubé scored Rimouski's lone goal. Mathis Langevin made 40 saves in the loss.
2025-26 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Oceanic.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Oceanic last season while Rimouski went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 24 at TD Station where the Oceanic defeated the Sea Dogs 7-3. Mael St-Denis had a hat trick for Rimouski; Eriks Mateiko added two goals; and Jacob Mathieu and Jonathan Fauchon scored singles. Tyler Peddle, Dylan Rozzi and William Yared had Saint John goals. Mathis Langevin made 29 stops in the victory. Justin Robinson made 30 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Oceanic: None.
Oceanic to watch: University of Vermont commit Liam Lefebvre sits 10th in QMJHL rookie scoring with six points (two goals and four assists) in eight games.
Random stat: With a goal last night, Alexander Donovan moved into a tie with Alexis Joseph for the league lead in rookie goal scoring with four each.
Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with nine... Zachary Morin leads Saint John in goals with five... Groulx and Olivers Murnieks each have a team high seven assists... Emile Duquet and Evan Depatie each have a Rimouski high eight points... Duquet and Mathys Dube lead the team in goals with four each... Depatie has a team high six assists... Saint John is 2-1-0-0 at home... Rimouski is 0-2-0-1 on the road... Murnieks sits third in QMJHL rookie scoring while Alexis Joseph is fourth... Murnieks leads all rookies in assists... Depatie is fourth in QMJHL defensemen scoring. He leads all d-men in power play points with six... the Oceanic are averaging 12 penalty minutes per game, the fifth most in the league... Rimouski has the seventh best power play in the league with a rating of 24.1%... the Oceanic have the fourth worst penalty kill with a rating of 71%... both teams give up a lot of shots. Saint John is averaging the second most shots against per game (35.00) while Rimouski is averaging the third most (33.55).
Out of town:
Victoriaville at Québec - 4:00 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Moncton at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Thanksgiving Monday a 3 p.m. at TD Station.
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