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Val-d’Or Foreurs vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7:30pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s
leading scorer visits Harbour Station tonight.
Anthony Mantha and the Val-d’Or Foreurs are in Saint John
to battle the Sea Dogs this evening at 7:30pm. It’s the first meeting of the
2013-14 campaign between the two.
Mantha, obviously a Detroit Red Wings prospect, has led the league in
scoring for pretty much the entire season to date. He has 56 points in 25 games
which includes 25 goals for a goal-per-game pace. If you are coming to tonight’s
game just to see Mantha score, the odds are in your favour.
The Foreurs sit fourth in the Telus West Division and eighth
overall in the QMJHL with a 16-11-0-0 record. Tonight’s match is the first of a
three-in-three New Brunswick road trip. They play in Moncton tomorrow night and
in Bathurst on Sunday afternoon.
The Sea Dogs, coming off that 3-2 shootout victory over
Charlottetown on Wednesday that ended an eight-game losing streak, enter action
tonight with a 7-18-0-3 record which places them last in the Telus Maritimes
Division and 17th overall. They are 2-7-0-1 in their last 10 games
with both of those wins coming at home against the Islanders.
Oliver Cooper still leads Saint John in scoring with
eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points in 28 games. Nathan Noel continues to
lead the squad in goals with nine.
Saint John also plays at home tomorrow night also against a team from a land far, far away – the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.
| Val-d'Or | Saint John | |
| Record | 16-11-0-0 (4th West) | 7-18-0-3 (6th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 10-4-0-0 | 5-6-0-2 |
| Road Record | 6-7-0-0 | 2-12-0-1 |
| Goals For/Game | 4.18 (3rd) | 2.32 (17th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.37 (9th) | 3.62 (15th) |
| Shots For/Game | 36.30 (1st) | 29.88 (10th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 26.05 (2nd) | 37.07 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 29.5% (2nd) | 21.0% (12th) |
| Home PP | 28.8% (4th) | 22.4% (12th) |
| Road PP | 30.3% (2nd) | 20.8% (10th) |
| Overall PK | 80.5% (2nd) | 78.4% (10th) |
| Home PK | 81.4% (6th) | 85.7% (2nd) |
| Road PK | 79.7% (5th) | 71.8% (16th) |
| PIM/GAME | 16.2 | 16.5 |
| Attendance | 1,654 | 2,998 |
LEADING SCORERS
Val-d'Or
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Anthony Mantha | 25 | 25 | 31 | 56 |
| Guillaume Gelinas | 27 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| Randy Gazzola | 27 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Oliver Cooper | 28 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Olivier LeBlanc | 28 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Nathan Noel | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
GOALTENDERS
Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Francois Tremblay | 10-7-0-0 | 3.24 | 0.878 |
| Keven Bouchard | 6-4-0-0 | 3.26 | 0.871 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 5-15-0-3 | 2.98 | 0.920 |
| Antoine Landry | 2-3-0-0 | 4.99 | 0.860 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 shootout victory over
the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday night at Harbour Station. Jurij Repe
and Oliver Cooper had regulation time goals while Spencer Smallman and Nathan
Noel connected in the shootout. Sebastien Auger made 24 saves in the win.
The Foreurs are coming off a 4-0 victory over the
Sherbrooke Phoenix on Saturday, a game that saw Val-d’Or out shoot Sherbrooke
53-17. Phil Pietroniro, Anthony Mantha, Timotej Sille, and Pierre-Maxime
Poudrier all scored. Francois Tremblay made 17 saves for the shutout.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea
Dogs and Foreurs.
Last year, the Sea Dogs went 0-2-0-0 against the Foreurs
while Val-d’Or went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
NOTES
- Promotions tonight: Bingo Night in support of the Empty Stocking Fund and a Travis Fullerton Alumni Game jersey will be raffled off. The MOvember challenge also continues.
- Appears the Sea Dogs will be wearing their black third jerseys for the first time this season tonight.
- The Sea Dogs are 1-3-0-0 against Telus West Division teams.
- Anthony Mantha leads the league in points (56), goals (25), and is second in assists (31).
- Mantha is second in shorthanded goals with four.
- Mantha also leads the league in dangerous shots on goal with 86. The guy is dangerous.
- Owen Bennington leads all rookies in penalty minutes with 63.
- Guillaume Gelinas leads all defensemen in scoring with 36 points.
- The Foreurs have not gone to a shootout this season.
- Mantha is a 15-game point streak.
OUT OF TOWN
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Drummondville - 7:30 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies tomorrow
night at 7pm at Harbour Station.
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