Game Day 17: at Drummondville

Iften Redjah/Rimouski Oceanic

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to find their scoring touch tonight.

The Sea Dogs were shutout for the first time this season on Thursday night, falling 3-0 to the Rimouski Oceanic. Saint John had 26 shots in the game and went 0/3 on the power play.

The Sea Dogs have scored two or fewer goals in three of their past five games. They'll look to generate more offense tonight when they visit the Drummondville Voltigeurs. Game time is 8 p.m.

The Voltigeurs carry a six-game winning streak into tonight's game.

This is the first meeting of the season between the Dogs and Volts. Saint John is just 2-6-0-0 against Drummondville over the past five seasons.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 7-8-1-0 for 15 points (seventh Eastern/14th QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 10-4-1-0 for 22 points (third Western/fifth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-0 loss in Rimouski last night. Rafaël Courchesne made 25 saves in the loss. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 5-1 win in Victoriaville last night. Yoan Tasse, Jesse Allecia, Dylan Dumont, Carter Fogarty and Louis-Felix Bourque all scored. Jan Larys made 21 saves in the win.

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

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

Last meeting: Jan. 8 at TD Station where the Voltigeurs defeated the Sea Dogs 3-0. Justin Larose, Ethan Gauthier and Yan Gaudreau scored for Drummondville. Riley Mercer made 21 saves in the shutout. Charles-Edward Gravel made 33 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: None.

Voltigeur to watch: Dylan Dumont is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 11 points. He is fourth in rookie goals with eight.

Random stat: The Voltigeurs are unbeaten in regulation on home ice this season. They own a 4-0-1-1 record at the Marcel Dionne Centre.

Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with 14 and assists with 10... Dylan Rozzi leads Saint John in goals with seven... Maxime Lafond leads Drummondville in points 17 and assists with 13... Renaud Poulin, Jesse Allecia and Dylan Dumont each have a team high eight goals... Saint John is 4-4-1-0 on the road... the Volts are averaging 8.31 penalty minutes per game, the second fewest in the QMJHL... Saint John is 1-1-0-0 against Western Conference teams... Drummondville is 5-0-1-1 against Eastern Conference teams... Drummondville has the league's worst penalty kill (66.7%)... the Volts and Newfoundland Regiment are the only teams that have not allowed a shorthanded goal this season... Drummondville is averaging 3.15 goals against per game, the fifth fewest in the league... the Volts are averaging 35.69 shots per game, the most in the league... Yoan Tasse has assists in four straight games.

Out of town:

Cape Breton at Newfoundland - 7:00 PM NST 

Gatineau at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EST 

Val-d'Or at Québec - 7:00 PM EST 

Blainville-Boisbriand at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST 

Moncton at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST 

Rouyn-Noranda at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Tigres in Victoriaville on Sunday at 5 p.m.