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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
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PREVIEW
BOISBRIAND, Que. – A three-in-three Quebec road swing
comes to an end today for the Saint John Sea Dogs.
The Sea Dogs kicked off the trip with an 8-4 victory over
the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Friday night. Last night, Saint John struggled in a 6-2
loss to the Drummondville Voltigeurs. Today at 5pm the Dogs play their final
game of the trip in Blainville-Boisbriand against the Armada.
Last night, Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Tesink scored
Saint John’s only goals. The Sea Dogs kept it close until the third despite
being outplayed for most of the game. Final shots on goal were 44-17 in favour
of Drummondville. One of the positives was goaltender Alex Fournier who had a
solid performance in the loss.
Sebastien Auger should be back between the pipes today after getting a rare game off last night. He is third overall among goaltenders in
minutes played this season.
The Sea Dogs continue to be led offensively by Huberdeau
who has 12 goals and 16 assists in 20 games.
Saint John enters action today with a 10-10-0-0 record
and sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 13th overall in
the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Dogs are 5-5-0-0 in their last 10
games.
The Dogs will be in tough today as they will take on one
of the best teams in the league. The Armada sit first overall in the Telus West
Division and second overall in the QMJHL with a 14-5-0-2 record. They are
6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games.
Christopher Clapperton and Tommy Giroux each lead the
Armada in scoring with 26 points each. Clapperton has a team high 13 goals
while Xavier Ouellet leads the squad in assists with 17.
The Sea Dogs and Armada have met once previously this
season with Blainville-Boisbriand winning 2-1.
THE NUMBERS| BLB | Saint John | |
| Record | 14-5-0-2 (1st West) | 10-10-0-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 6-2-0-1 | 5-5-0-0 |
| Road Record | 8-3-0-1 | 5-5-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 4.06 (6th) | 3.05 (12th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.50 (1st) | 3.74 (13th) |
| Shots For/Game | 32.46 (6th) | 39.45 (10th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 25.42 (3rd) | 31.92 (12th) |
| Overall PP | 22.9% (7th) | 22.6% (8th) |
| Home PP | 33.3% (3rd) | 29.3% (5th) |
| Road PP | 15.6% (8th) | 14.6% (13th) |
| Overall PK | 87.1% (1st) | 76.3% (12th) |
| Home PK | 89.8% (2nd) | 77.8% (15th) |
| Road PK | 84.6% (1st) | 75.0% (11th) |
| PIM/GAME | 16.1 | 16.4 |
| Attendance | 2,875 | 3,694 |
LEADING SCORERS
Blainville-Boisbriand
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Christopher Clapperton | 20 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Tommy Giroux | 21 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Marc-Olivier Roy | 19 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 20 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Ryan Tesink | 18 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Stephen MacAulay | 16 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
GOALTENDERS
Blainville-Boisbriand
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Etienne Marcoux | 6-3-0-1 | 2.24 | 0.918 |
| Storm Phaneuf | 8-2-0-0 | 2.26 | 0.904 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 10-7-0-0 | 2.90 | 0.907 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-3-0-0 | 7.50 | 0.792 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Voltigeurs
in Drummondville last night. Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Tesink scored for
Saint John. The Sea Dogs fired just 17 shots on goal. Alex Fournier
played well, making 38 saves in the loss.
The Armada are coming off a 9-4 win over the Moncton
Wildcats on Friday night. Tommy Giroux scored twice while singles came from
Samuel Hodhod, Marc-Olivier Roy, Philippe Sanche, Xavier Ouellet, Stefan
Matteau, Christian Marti, and Samuel Carrier. Etienne Marcoux made 15 saves in
40 minutes of action while Storm Phaneuf made seven.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Armada this season
while Blainville-Boisbriand is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
The Sea Dogs and Armada met on Halloween at Harbour
Station with the visitors posting a 2-1 win. Ryan Tesink scored for Saint John
while Cedric Paquette and Tommy Giroux scored for Blainville-Boisbriand.
Etienne Marcoux made 28 saves in the win while Sebastien Auger made 26 in the
loss.
NOTES
- Stephen MacAulay is tied for the league lead in power play goals with nine.
- Jonathan Huberdeau is fifth in power play assists with 10.
- MacAulay is second in first goals with three.
- Tommy Giroux has the eighth best plus/minus in the league with a +16 rating.
- Stefan Matteau is sixth in rookie scoring with 16 points.
- The Armada are 5-3-0-0 against Maritime teams this season.
OUT OF TOWN
Cape Breton at Quebec - 3:00 PM EST
Acadie-Bathurst at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Sydney to take on the Cape Breton
Screaming Eagles on Friday.
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