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Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7:30pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – For just the second time this season, the
Saint John Sea Dogs and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles will face each other tonight.
The two Maritimes Division rivals have met just once this year and that was way back on October 4th in Sydney. The two meet
tonight at 7:30pm at Harbour Station and then play each other three times in
December.
Cape Breton won that game on October 4th, 5-3.
The Sea Dogs blew a two-goal lead in that one. Nathan Noel had a goal and an
assist.
Things are not as cheery in Saint John these days as they were when these two last met. The Sea Dogs enter action tonight on a six-game losing
streak and are 1-8-0-1 in their last 10 games. Their 6-17-0-2 record places
them 17th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
As we noted yesterday, during this six-game skid, the Port
City squad has allowed 34 goals while scoring 17. The team’s penalty kill has
also been struggling of late.
The Screaming Eagles enter action tonight with a
12-10-0-3 record which is good for 11th overall. They are 5-4-0-1 in
their last 10.
American Cameron Darcy leads the Eagles in scoring with
14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points in 25 games.
| Cape Breton | Saint John | |
| Record | 12-10-0-3 (3rd Maritimes) | 6-17-0-2 (6th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 7-5-0-0 | 4-6-0-1 |
| Road Record | 5-5-0-3 | 2-11-0-1 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.58 (8th) | 2.46 (17th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.66 (14th) | 3.72 (15th) |
| Shots For/Game | 31.11 (6th) | 30.42 (9th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 27.88 (7th) | 37.39 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 23.4% (7th) | 21.9% (10th) |
| Home PP | 33.9% (1st) | 22.4% (10th) |
| Road PP | 14.5% (15th) | 21.4% (9th) |
| Overall PK | 76.5% (12th) | 78.9% (7th) |
| Home PK | 75.4% (13th) | 86.2% (3rd) |
| Road PK | 77.4% (9th) | 72.3% (16th) |
| PIM/GAME | 15.4 | 17.4 |
| Attendance | 2,296 | 2,966 |
LEADING SCORERS
Cape Breton
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Cameron Darcy | 25 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| William Carrier | 23 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| Kyle Farrell | 22 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Oliver Cooper | 25 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Olivier LeBlanc | 25 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Matthew Highmore | 25 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
GOALTENDERS
Cape Breton
Cape Breton
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Alex Bureau | 5-5-0-2 | 4.23 | 0.847 |
| Chase Marchand | 4-2-0-0 | 1.74 | 0.935 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 4-14-0-2 | 3.05 | 0.919 |
| Antoine Landry | 2-3-0-0 | 4.99 | 0.860 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-4 loss to the Gatineau
Olympiques on Saturday. Mackenzie Brown, Matthew Highmore, Michael Abbott, and
Stephen Anderson scored for Saint John. Antoine Landry made 28 saves in the
loss.
Cape Breton is coming off a 5-4 overtime victory over the
Drummondville Voltigeurs on Saturday. Charles-Eric Legare, Cameron Darcy, Justin
Hache, Maxime Lazarev, and Julien Pelletier scored for the Eagles. Alex Bureau
made 18 saves for the win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Screaming Eagles
this season while Cape Breton is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Their only previous meeting this season came on October 4th
in Sydney where the Screaming Eagles defeated the Sea Dogs 5-3. Will Thompson,
Stephen Anderson, and Nathan Noel scored for Saint John while Sebastien Auger
made 26 stops in the loss. Cameron Darcy, Julien Pelletier, Jeremy Beaudry,
Nicholas Dozzi, and Raphael Corriveau had goals for Cape Breton and Maxime
Lagace made 23 saves for the win.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs play six of their next seven games at Harbour Station.
- Cameron Darcy’s 36 points place him fifth in QMJHL scoring.
- Justin Hache is seventh in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 20 points.
- The Screaming Eagles are above .500 for the first time in about 60 years or so.
- The Eagles announced this week that goaltender Chase Marchand will remain with the team for the rest of the season.
- Tonight’s game is 97.3 The Wave Night. Select fans will be given the chance to win $500.
OUT OF TOWN
Acadie-Bathurst at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Charlottetown at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Moncton at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Gatineau at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Halifax tomorrow night to battle
the Mooseheads.
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