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The Sea Dogs will play a pair of road games against the Cape Breton Eagles to close out the 2025-26 season. Saint John has qualified for the post-season and is locked into the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference – but it's still not known who they'll play in the first round.
The Eagles, meanwhile, could still move up or down the standings depending on how things play out this weekend. These games (or at least Friday's, for now) do have meaning.
Both teams are on losing streaks. Saint John has lost four straight while Cape Breton has lost six.
This is the first meeting between the two since late November.
Friday's game has a 7 p.m. start at Centre 200 while Saturday's will begin at 3 p.m.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 22-35-5-0 for 49 points (eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 27-22-4-9 for 67 points (sixth Eastern/11th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-1 loss in Charlottetown on Sunday. Angelo Fullerton scored Saint John's lone goal. Jase MacPherson made 34 saves in his first career QMJHL start. The Eagles are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss in Charlottetown last Friday. Reece Peitzsche scored Cape Breton's lone goal. Connor Towle made 27 saves in the loss.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-3-0-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 3-3-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 30 in Fredericton where the Eagles defeated the Sea Dogs 5-2. Reece Peitzsche had a a hat trick for Cape Breton while Maxime Sauthier and Rory Pilling added singles. Alexis Joseph and Angelo Fullerton scored for Saint John. Connor Towle made 28 saves in the win. Rafaël Courchesne was pulled after allowing four goals on 12 shots. Justin Robinson stopped all 26 shots he faced in relief.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles: None.
Eagle to watch: Lewis Gendron has nine assists in six games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: Olivier Groulx is second in the league in shorthanded points with seven.
Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with 65 and assists with 45... Angelo Fullerton has a team high 25 goals... Lewis Gendron leads Cape Breton in points with 55 and assists with 40... Reece Peitzsche leads the Eagles in goals with 25... Cape Breton is 13-9-2-6 at home... Saint John is 11-16-3-0 on the road... Everett Baldwin is tied for the league lead in goals by a defenseman with 15... the Eagles have the second worst power play in the league with a rating of 16.3%... Saint John's penalty kill, which has been solid all season, has struggled of late, falling to seventh with a rating of 79.2%... the Eagles have the league's third best penalty kill with a rating of 81.1%... Cape Breton is averaging 2.61 goals per game, the fourth fewest in the QMJHL... the Sea Dogs are averaging 4.16 goals against per game, the second most in the QMJHL.
Out of town Friday:
Halifax at Newfoundland - 7:00 PM NDT
Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Out of town Saturday:
Halifax at Newfoundland - 4:00 PM NDT
Charlottetown at Moncton - 4:00 PM ADT
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Québec at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Sherbrooke - 4:00 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EDT
Next game: Following these two games, the Sea Dogs begin playoff action next week against a to be determined opponent.
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