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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Tonight at 7:30pm
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KC Irving Regional Centre – Bathurst, NB
PREVIEW
BATHURST – As the biggest snow storm of our life time
enters the province, the Saint John Sea Dogs head north to battle the
Acadie-Bathurst Titan tonight. Game time is 7:30pm at the KC Irving Regional
Centre.
These are some bad times in Sea Dogs land. Saint John has
lost seven straight games entering tonight’s road contest. Their last win was a
shootout victory over the last-place Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on January
19. Their last regulation time win was on December 31.
The Dogs have been trying to get their 20th
win of the season for a long time now. They enter action this evening with a
19-31-1-0 record and sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th
overall in the league.
Saint John is five points up on the Sherbrooke Phoenix
(16th) and nine points ahead of the Shawinigan Cataractes (17th).
The top 16 teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League make the playoffs.
The team ahead of the Sea Dogs in the standings is the
Titan. They’ve played three games than the Sea Dogs but have a significant
nine-point lead on Saint John. Bathurst is 21-27-5-1 on the season and sit
fourth in the division and 14th overall.
The Titan have not been too hot of late either. They are
just 3-6-1-0 over their past 10 games.
Bathurst is led by Zach O’Brien who has 75 points in 52
games this season. Jakub Izacky is Saint John’s leading scorer with 25 points
in 46 games.
THE NUMBERS| Bathurst | Saint John | |
| Record | 21-27-5-1 (4th Maritimes) | 19-31-1-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 10-13-2-1 | 10-15-0-0 |
| Road Record | 11-14-3-0 | 9-16-1-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.37 (11th) | 2.56 (15th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.90 (15th) | 3.86 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 33.41 (5th) | 27.43 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 36.34 (18th) | 34.79 (16th) |
| Overall PP | 22.4% (6th) | 20.5% (13th) |
| Home PP | 19.4% (13th) | 19.8% (12th) |
| Road PP | 25.2% (2nd) | 21.2% (9th) |
| Overall PK | 74.2% (17th) | 75.6% (15th) |
| Home PK | 76.6% (15th) | 78.2% (13th) |
| Road PK | 72.1% (17th) | 73.1% (14th) |
| PIM/GAME | 13.5 | 16.0 |
| Attendance | 1,401 | 3,769 |
LEADING SCORERS
Bathurst
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Zach O'Brien | 52 | 36 | 39 | 75 |
| Michael Beaudry | 52 | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| Marc-Olivier Brouillard | 46 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Jakub Izacky | 46 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Pierre Durepos | 28 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
GOALTENDERS
Bathurst
Bathurst
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Jacob Brennan | 17-20-2-1 | 3.48 | 0.899 |
| Mason McDonald | 4-7-3-0 | 4.38 | 0.895 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 19-23-1-0 | 3.26 | 0.906 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-8-0-0 | 5.91 | 0.833 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-3 loss to the PEI Rocket
last night at Harbour Station. Pierre Durepos, Noah Zilbert, and Mackenzie
Brown all scored for Saint John. Sebastien Auger made 37 saves in the loss.
The Titan are coming off an 8-4 loss to the Baie-Comeau
Drakkar on Wednesday at the KC Irving Regional Centre. Christophe Lalancette scored
twice while singles came from Alexandre Gosselin and Marc-Olivier Brouillard.
Jacob Brennan allowed three goals on 10 shots before getting pulled. Mason
McDonald made 43 stops in relief.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-0 against the Titan this season
while Bathurst is 3-1-1-0 against Saint John.
Their last meeting was on December 29 at Harbour Station
where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 5-1. Patrick Walsh, Adam Stevens, Adam
Zboril, Zach O’Brien, and Michael Beaudry scored for Bathurst while Saint John’s
lone goal came from Stephen Anderson. Jacob Brennan made 26 saves in the win.
Sebastien Auger made 35 in the loss.
NOTES
- Bathurst is still struggling at the gate, averaging a league worst 1,401 fans per game.
- Zach O’Brien is fifth in the league in goals with 36.
- O’Brien is fourth in shorthanded goals with four.
- Patrik Zdrahal is 10th in rookie scoring with 33 points.
- Matthew Bissonnette is ninth in shorthanded assists with two.
- O’Brien leads the league in shots with 251.
- The Sea Dogs have allowed 199 goals this season entering tonight’s game.
OUT OF TOWN
Baie-Comeau at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Rimouski at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM AST
Halifax at Moncton - 8:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Quebec at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST
Drummondville at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST
The Halifax-Moncton game is on Sportsnet tonight.
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host Kevin Gagne and the Rimouski Oceanic on
Sunday afternoon at 3pm.
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