Game Day 16: at Rimouski

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

RIMOUSKI, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs begin a three-game road trip tonight against the Rimouski Oceanic.

The Sea Dogs and Oceanic conclude their season series at 8 p.m. at Colisée Financière Sun Life. The two met last month at TD Station where Rimouski skated away with a 3-2 victory.

This will be Saint John's first trip to Quebec this season. They've been up-and-down on the road this year and sit with a 4-3-1-0 record. They're coming off back-to-back road wins in Cape Breton but those games followed back-to-back losses in Newfoundland.

The Sea Dogs will visit the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Friday and the Victoriaville Tigres on Sunday.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 7-7-1-0 for 15 points (sixth Eastern/13th QMJHL) while the Oceanic are 7-7-0-1 for 15 points (seventh Eastern/14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday. Olivier Groulx and Max Vilen scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 21 saves in the loss. The Oceanic are coming off a 3-2 win in Quebec City on Sunday. Jack Martin, Luke Patterson and Evan Depatie scored for Rimouski. William Lacelle made 45 stops in the win.

2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Oceanic this season while Rimouski is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Oct. 11 in Saint John where the Oceanic defeated the Sea Dogs 3-2. Lou Levesque, Liam Lefebvre and Alex Masse scored for Rimouski. Egan Beveridge and Angelo Fullerton had Saint John goals – and led 2-0 at one point. William Lacelle made 34 saves in the win. Rafaël Courchesne made 22 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Oceanic: None.

Oceanic to watch: Not only does Evan Depatie leads Rimouski in scoring, he also sits third in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 15 points in 15 games.

Random stat: The Oceanic are averaging 2.64 goals per game, the third fewest in the QMJHL.

Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with 14 and assists with 10... Dylan Rozzi leads Saint John in goals with seven... Evan Depatie leads Rimouski in points (15), goals (six) and assists (nine)... Saint John is 4-3-1-0 on the road... Rimouski is 5-3-0-0 at home... Liam Lefebvre is fifth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 12 points... Rimouski's power play is 14th (16.4%) while Saint John's is 15th (16%)... the Oceanic are averaging 33.42 shots against per game, the third most in the QMJHL... the Sea Dogs will once again be without forward Alexis Joseph due to the U17 World Challenge... the Sea Dogs have won back-to-back road games.

Out of town:

Moncton at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST 

Drummondville at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Drummondville to face the Voltigeurs on Friday at 8 p.m. Atlantic.