Friday, January 17, 2014

GAMEDAY 44 - vs Islanders

A preview of tonight’s game between the Charlottetown Islanders and Saint John Sea Dogs…

Where and when: Tonight at 7:30 pm AST, Harbour Station

TV/Radio: TELUS Webcast/News 88.9

Records: The Sea Dogs are sixth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 17th overall in the QMJHL with a 12-27-1-3 record for 28 points. The Islanders are fourth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 14th overall with a 17-23-1-4 record for 39 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 win in Moncton on Wednesday. Noah Zilbert had two goals in that game. The Islanders are coming off a 5-1 loss to the Halifax Mooseheads on Wednesday at the Metro Centre. Alexandre Goulet had Charlottetown’s only goal.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 4-1-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: December 13th in Charlottetown where the Islanders edged the Sea Dogs 2-1. Jack Nevins scored the game-winner at 18:35 of the third on a power play.

Random stat: Isles goaltender Mason McDonald made 15 saves in 29:08 minutes of action at the BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Calgary on Wednesday.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: None

CHA notes: The Islanders basically dismantled their team and brought in a bunch of younger players during the trade period… 3-7-0-0 in their last 10 games and have lost two straight… Charlottetown hasn’t been great on the road this season, winning seven of 22 games… Daniel Sprong is second amongst rookies in points (47), goals (20), and assists (27)… weirdly 5-12-1-3 when scoring first… Isles have lost nine straight road games.

SJ notes: Oliver Cooper, who has five goals against Charlottetown this season, is the only Sea Dog with more than one goal against the Isles this year… after his performance on Wednesday, Sebastien Auger has the league’s best save percentage of 0.917… the Dogs are still averaging the most shots against per game at 37.39… Noah Zilbert has goals in three straight games… Kyle Porter will backup Sebastien Auger tonight due to Antoine Landry’s injury.

Leading Scorers
Charlottetown The Daniel Sprong Show
PointsDaniel Sprong47 (20+27)
GoalsDaniel Sprong20
AssistsDaniel Sprong27
Rookie PointsDaniel Sprong47 (20+27)
D-Man PointsAnthony Cortese22 (6+16)
vs Saint JohnSprong, Goulet, & Kielly4

Leading Scorers
Saint John
PointsOliver Cooper38 (15+23)
GoalsOliver Cooper15
AssistsOliver Cooper23
Rookie PointsNathan Noel25 (11+14)
D-Man PointsOlivier LeBlanc27 (5+22)
vs CharlottetownOliver Cooper9 (5+4)

Goaltenders
Charlottetown
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Eric Brassard6-11-0-03.150.912
Mason McDonald5-8-0-13.220.898

Saint John
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Sebastien Auger10-21-1-33.100.917
Antoine Landry2-6-0-04.850.869

SJ Next Five Games
Today vs Charlottetown
Saturday, January 18th vs Drummondville
Tuesday, January 21st vs Halifax
Saturday, January 25th vs Baie-Comeau
Sunday, January 26th vs Bathurst

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