Game Day 9: vs Huskies

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs will try and get things back on track today.

The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on this Thanksgiving Monday and will look to end a two-game losing streak. The skid comes after the Sea Dogs had won three straight.

They'll face a tough challenge this afternoon in the Huskies, who sit third overall in the QMJHL standings. Today's game will end a three-game road trip for Rouyn-Noranda, which included a 4-1 win in Cape Breton on Friday and a 3-2 shootout loss against the Eagles on Saturday.

Note that today's start time at TD Station is 3 p.m.

Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Radio

Records: The Sea Dogs are 4-3-1-0 for nine points (fifth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Huskies are 5-1-2-1 for 13 points (second Western/third QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Rimouski Oceanic on Saturday. Egan Beveridge and Angelo Fullerton scored for Saint John. Rafaël Courchesne made 22 saves in the loss. The Huskies are coming off a 3-2 shootout loss in Cape Breton on Saturday. William Vezina and Samuel Beauchemin had Rouyn-Noranda goals. Alexandre Raymond made 18 saves in the loss.

2025-26 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Huskies.

2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Huskies last season while Rouyn-Noranda went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 31 in Rouyn-Noranda where the Huskies defeated the Sea Dogs 6-1. Benjamin Brunelle, Remi Gelinas, Ty Higgins, Lars Steiner, Harijs Cjunkis and Thomas Verdon all scored for the Huskies. Dylan Rozzi scored Saint John's lone goal. Samuel Meloche made 29 saves in the win. Justin Robinson made 46 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Huskies: None.

Husky to watch: Thomas Verdon is tied with Newfoundland's Justin Larose for the QMJHL scoring lead with 17 points (six goals and 11 assists).

Random stat: Rouyn-Noranda is averaging a league low 25.31 shots against per game.

Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in scoring with 11 points and assists with nine... Zachary Morin leads the team in goals with five... Thomas Verdon leads the Huskies in points with 17 and assists with 11... Verdon and Eliot Ogonowski each have a team high six goals... Saint John is 2-2-0-0 at home... Rouyn-Noranda is 1-1-0-1 on the road... Oliviers Murnieks is third in QMJHL rookie scoring (eight points) while Alexis Joseph is fourth (seven points)... Axel Dufresne is seventh in defensemen scoring with eight points – all assists... this is the first time this season the Sea Dogs have played a Western Conference team... the Huskies have the second best power play in the league with a rating of 26.5%... the Huskies have the fourth best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 84.4%... Groulx has assists in five straight games... Beauchemin has points in nine straight games.

Out of town:

Newfoundland at Charlottetown - 2:00 PM ADT 

Baie-Comeau at Drummondville - 1:00 PM EDT 

Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 2:00 PM EDT 

Québec at Gatineau - 2:00 PM EDT 

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

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.