Game Day 29: at Chicoutimi

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

CHICOUTIMI, QC - The losing streak is over. Now we'll see what kind of momentum the Saint John Sea Dogs can maintain from last night's win.

The Sea Dogs won their first game since Nov. 20 last night, defeating the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4-3 in overtime. The victory ended a six-game losing streak, one that saw Saint John tumble to 17th overall.

Saint John will try and make it back-to-back wins tonight – but it certainly won't be easy. They'll face the Chicoutimi Sagueneens – who currently sit second in the QMJHL standings and were ranked fifth in this week's CHL Top 10 – on the big ice at the Georges Vezina Centre. Game time is 8 p.m.

This is the second game of a three-game Quebec road trip for Saint John – and, on paper, this will be the toughest. They visit the Quebec Remparts on Saturday.

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Records: The Sea Dogs are 11-16-1-0 for 23 points (ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Sagueneens are 18-5-2-2 for 40 points (second Eastern/second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win in Baie-Comeau last night. Alexis Joseph had two goals for Saint John while Dylan Rozzi and Angelo Fullerton added singles. Justin Robinson made 25 saves in the win. The Sagueneens are coming off a 7-6 overtime loss to the Drakkar on Sunday. Maxim Masse and Maxim Schafer both scored twice for Chicoutimi while singles came from Alexandre Desmarais and Nathan Lecompte. Tomas Gagne made 18 stops in the loss.

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

Last meeting: Oct. 5 at TD Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Sagueneens 6-5. Cameron Chartrand, Angelo Fullerton, Olivers Murnieks, Zachary Morin, Olivier Groulx and Alexander Donovan all scored for Saint John. The Sagueneens had a pair of goals from Maxim Masse and singles from Maxim Schafer, Anton Linde and Emmanuel Vermette. Justin Robinson made 42 saves in the win. Raphael Precourt allowed five goals on 18 shots and Mathias Hernandez allowed one on eight shots.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Sagueneens: None.

Sagueneens to watch: Maxime Masse is fifth in the league in points (38) and third in goals (21). 

Random stat: With last night's win, the Sea Dogs now have a .500 winning percentage on the road this season (6-6-1-0).

Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in scoring with 27 points and assists with 19... Alexis Joseph has a team high 11 goals... Maxim Masse leads Chicoutimi in points with 38 and goals with 21... Alex Huang leads the Sags in assists with 24... Chicoutimi is 9-1-2-0 at home... Masse is tied for second in power play goals with eight... Maxim Schafer is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 23 points... Huang is third in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 26 points... the Sags are 14-2-1-1 against Eastern Conference teams... Chicoutimi has the best power play in the league (33.7%) and fifth best penalty kill (82.8%)... the Sags are averaging the second most goals per game (4.36) and fewest goals against per game (2.53)... Masse and Nathan Lecompte each have goals in three straight games... Masse has points in nine straight home games while Lecompte has points in six straight... Alexis Joseph has points in seven straight road games.

Out of town:

Moncton at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST 

Charlottetown at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST 

Shawinigan at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST 

Sherbrooke at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs conclude this Quebec road trip on Saturday when they visit the Quebec Remparts at 5 p.m. Atlantic.