Game Day 48: vs Regiment

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs and Newfoundland Regiment are about to get quite familiar.

The two will play three straight games against each other with the first meeting taking place tonight at 7 p.m. at TD Station. The next two games will take place in St. John's later this week.

Saint John has struggled mightily against Newfoundland this season, currently sporting a 0-4-1-0 against their old provincial rivals. That includes three straight losses at TD Station, all of which have taken place since New Year's Eve.

These points are valuable for both teams. Newfoundland is in a fight for playoff positioning in the middle of the standings while Saint John is just trying to stay in the race for the final couple spots.

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are 17-26-4-0 for 38 points (eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Regiment are 28-19-1-1 for 56 points (third Eastern/seventh QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Moncton Wildcats last night at TD Station. Alexander Donovan and Bo Damphousse scored for Saint John. Rafaël Courchesne made 31 saves in the win. The Regiment are coming off a 5-2 win in Charlottetown last night. Marek Danicek scored twice for Newfoundland while singles came from Alexis Michaud, Liam Arsenault and Dawson Sharkey. Louis-Antoine Denault made 24 saves in the win.

2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-4-1-0 against the Regiment this season while Newfoundland is 5-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 11 at TD Station where the Regiment defeated the Sea Dogs 4-3 in overtime. Marek Danicek had a hat trick for Newfoundland while Dominic Pilote added a single. Everett Baldwin, William Yared and Angelo Fullerton had Saint John goals. Louis-Antoine Denault made 36 saves in the win. Arseni Radkov made 26 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Regiment: Defenseman Patryk Zubek.

Regiment to watch: Marek Danicek has three goals and two assists over his past two games.

Random stat: Alexis Joseph has five goals and five assists in five games against the Regiment this season.

Notes: Alexis Joseph leads Saint John in points with 45 and goals with 20... Olivier Groulx has a team high 28 assists... Justin Larose leads Newfoundland in points with 67 and assists with 42... Marek Danicek leads the Regiment in goals with 27... the Sea Dogs are 8-16-1-0 at home... the Regiment are 13-11-0-1 on the road... Larose is fourth in the league in scoring... Larose has a league high 32 power play points... Noah Laberge is fourth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 41 points... the Regiment are averaging 12.57 penalty minutes per game, the second most in the QMJHL... Newfoundland has the third best power play in the league (26.5%) but the third worst penalty kill (73.7%)... Newfoundland has scored a league high 12 shorthanded goals and allowed a league low two... the Regiment are averaging 3.66 goals per game, the sixth most in the QMJHL... the Sea Dogs are averaging 4.09 goals against per game, the most in the league... the Sea Dogs have lost five straight home games.

Out of town:

Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST 

Sherbrooke at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST 

Chicoutimi at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST 

Rimouski at Québec - 4:00 PM EST 

Baie-Comeau at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST 

Rouyn-Noranda at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST 

Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST 

Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to St. John's to play back-to-back games against the Regiment this Wednesday and Thursday.