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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The Sea Dogs were beaten in all areas of the game by the Cape Breton Eagles on Saturday, falling 4-1. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for Saint John and also marked their first regulation loss on home ice this season.
Things don't get any easier for the Sea Dogs this afternoon. Their opponent, the Val-d'Or Foreurs, enter play today on a five-game winning streak and sit first overall in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League standings with a 9-1-1-0 record.
The Foreurs will be playing their third game in three days and fourth in five. They've outscored opponents 16-4 on this Maritimes road trip.
Today's contest concludes a six-game homestand for the Sea Dogs. They won't play at home again until Halloween.
Game time today is 3 p.m.
2026-27 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 6-2-1-1 for 14 points (fourth Eastern/seventh QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 9-1-1-0 for 19 points (first Western/first QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Cape Breton Eagles on Saturday. Olivier Groulx scored Saint John's lone goal. Samuel Meloche made 28 stops in the loss. The Foreurs are coming off a 2-1 win in Moncton last night. Nolann Héroux and Philippe Veilleux scored for Val-d'Or. Vincent Moreau made 26 saves in the win.
2026-27 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Foreurs.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Foreurs last season while Val-d'Or went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Jan. 15 in Val-d'Or where the Foreurs defeated the Sea Dogs 6-3. Philippe Veilleux scored three times for Val-d'Or; Josh Demers twice; and Maxime Coursol once. Saint John had goals from Everett Baldwin, Dylan Rozzi and Olivers Murnieks. Emilé Beaunoyer made 29 saves in the win. Arseni Radkov made 34 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Foreurs: Forward Nolann Héroux and goaltender Arseni Radkov.
Foreur to watch: Historically, the Sea Dogs facing a former goaltender has not gone well. Arseni Radkov is 3-1 this season with a 2.58 GAA and .898 SV%.
Random stat: The Foreurs have three players in the QMJHL's top-eight in scoring: Philippe Veilleux (26 points), Maxime Sauthier (16) and Nathan Brisson (16).
Notes: Jamie Glance leads Saint John in points with 14 and assists with 11... Alexander Donovan has a team high six goals... Philippe Veilleux leads the Foreurs (and the QMJHL) in points with 26 and assists with 16... Maxime Sauthier has a team (and league) high 12 goals... Veilleux leads the league in power play points with 13... Sauthier leads the league in shots on goal... Glance leads all QMJHL rookies in assists with 11... the Foreurs are 3-0-0-0 against Eastern Conference teams... Saint John is 2-0-0-0 against Western Conference clubs... the Foreurs have the second best power play (33.3%) and second best penalty kill (86.4%)... the Sea Dogs have the third best power play (33.3%) and third best penalty kill (85.3%)... while the Foreurs have an electric top line of offense, they're also averaging a league low 2.16 goals against per game... Veilleux has goals in four straight games... Alexander Donovan has points in six straight home games... the Foreurs have won four straight road games.
Out of town:
Shawinigan at Halifax - 3:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Newfoundland at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EDT
Québec at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs begin a three-game Quebec road trip on Friday, visiting the Gatineau Olympiques at 8 p.m.
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