Saturday, December 31, 2011

GAMEDAY 42: at Moncton

GAMEDAY
Saint John Sea Dogs vs Moncton Wildcats
Today at 4pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None | Live Blog: SN
Moncton Coliseum – Moncton, NB


PREVIEW
MONCTON – The Saint John Sea Dogs travel to Moncton to clash with the Wildcats tonight for the first part of the annual New Year’s doubleheader. The Sea Dogs and Wildcats meet again on Monday at Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs enter play today with a record of 28-11-0-2 and sit first in the Maritimes Division and second overall in the league with 58 points. They are two points back of the first-place Quebec Remparts who have played two fewer games.

Saint John is 12-8-0-1 on the road this year and have outscored opponents 76-69.

The Wildcats enter today’s game with a record of 17-19-3-0 for 37 points. They sit fourth in the Maritimes Division and 12th overall on the league. Moncton is 10-6-3-0 at home this season and have outscored opponents 61-55.

NUMBERS

Saint JohnMoncton
Record28-11-0-2 (1st Maritimes)17-19-3-0 (4th Maritimes)
Home Record- - -10-6-3-0
Road Record12-8-0-1- - -
Streak0-1-0-10-7-1-0
Last 105-4-0-11-7-2-0
Goals For175108
Goals Against123133
Overall PP22.5% (9th)27.1% (2nd)
Home PP- - -29.1% (2nd)
Road PP19.8% (11th)- - -
Overall PK77.5% (8th)83.9% (2nd)
Home PK- - -85.2% (3rd)
Road PK70.8% (15th)- - -
PIM/GAME16.1 (6th)14.3 (14th)

LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the PEI Rocket last night at Harbour Station. Aidan Kelly, Stephen MacAulay and Charles-Olivier Roussel all scored for the Sea Dogs in the loss. Sebastien Auger made 20 saves in net. Saint John was 1.1 seconds away from a regulation win but the Rocket tied it and eventually won in a shootout.

Moncton is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan last night. Alex Saulnier and Ryan Penny both scored for the Wildcats. Roman Will made 27 saves in the win.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
Saint John is 2-1-0-0 against the Wildcats this season.

Their last meeting came on December 18 in Moncton when the Sea Dogs defeated the Wildcats 5-2. Stephen MacAulay had a pair of goals while singles came from Zack Phillips, Kevin Gagne and Grant West. Mathieu Corbeil made 23 saves in the win.

LEADING SCORERS
Zack Phillips continues to lead Saint John in points with 54 (19G, 35A) in 34 games. Danick Gauthier leads the team in goals with 32 while Phillips has a team high 35 assists.

Moncton is led by Alex Saulnier who has 47 points (19G, 28A) in 33 games. He leads the team in both goals with 19 and assists with 28.

PROBABLE GOALTENDERS
Mathieu Corbeil (22-7-0-0, 2.43 GAA, 0.909 SV%) for Saint John and Roman Will (17-15-3-0, 2.86 GAA, 0.903 SV%) for Moncton.

M.I.A. FOR SAINT JOHN
Saint John is still missing a large amount of players. Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau, Charlie Coyle and Tomas Jurco along with defenseman Nathan Beaulieu are all away at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Alberta. Forward Oliver Cooper is away with Team Atlantic at the World Under-17 Challenge in Windsor.

Forwards Stanislav Galiev (wrist), Ryan Tesink (knee), and Devon Oliver-Dares (head) have all been out with injuries.

NOTES
  • Moncton is averaging 3,927 fans per game this season.
  • Danick Gauthier is second in the league in goals with 32.
  • Zack Phillips is fifth in the league in assists with 35.
  • Alex Saulnier is third in the league in power play assists with 20.
  • Gauthier is tied for the league lead in game-winning goals with six.
  • Ian Saab sits second in penalty minutes with 107.
  • Oh yeah, this is a Rivalry Cup game.

OTHER GAMES
There are no other games today. This is the final QMJHL game of 2011.

NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs and Wildcats battle again on Monday night at Harbour Station. This year’s game in Saint John is set for 7 p.m., and there will be a special food drive for the Community Food Basket. Saint John’s donations will be measured against those gathered Saturday in Moncton. The city donating the most food by weight will earn three extra points in the Brunswick News Rivalry Cup.

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