Saturday, January 18, 2014

GAMEDAY 45 - vs Voltigeurs

A preview of today’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Drummondville Voltigeurs…

When and where: Tonight at 7 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 13-27-1-3 record. The Voltigeurs are second in the Telus West Division and fifth overall with a 28-15-1-1 record.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 victory over the Charlottetown Islanders last night at Harbour Station. David Weckworth scored his first goal since 2010 in that one. The Volts are coming off a 2-0 victory over the Titan in Bathurst last night. Louis-Philip Guindon made 33 saves for the shutout win.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Volts this season while Drummondville is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Their only previous meeting this season came on October 23rd in Drummondville where the Volts defeated the Dogs 4-3. Christophe Lalancette scored the game-winner on a power play in the final minutes of the third.

Random stat: Noah Zilbert has four goals and three assists in his past four games.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Voltigeurs: None

DRUM notes: Volts made a couple big deals during the trade period… 6-4 in their last 10 games and have won two straight… Frederick Gaudreau is 10th in the league in scoring with 57 points in 44 games… Jerome Verrier is third in power play goals with 15… Ryan Culkin is fourth in power play assists with 21… Nikolas Brouillard is fourth in power play points with 29… goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon has the fourth best goals against average in the Q at 2.79… Guindon is third in minutes played… Georgs Golovkos is fifth in rookie scoring with 34 points… Brouillard and Culkin are third and fourth in defensemen scoring… Volts are 4-3-1-0 against the Maritimes Division… Drummondville’s power play of 28.3% is second best in the league.

SJ notes: This is the second game of a five-game homestand for the Sea Dogs… 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 games and have won back-to-back games… Sebastien Auger has the league’s best save percentage of 0.918… Nathan Noel is 10th in rookie scoring with 26 points… 1-5-1-0 against the Telus West Division.

Leading Scorers
Drummondville
PointsFrederick Gaudreau57 (27+30)
GoalsJerome Verrier32
AssistsNikolas Brouillard38
Rookie PointsGeorgs Golovkovs34 (11+23)
D-Man PointsNikolas Brouillard48 (10+38)
vs Saint JohnWilliam Carrier5 (1+4)

Leading Scorers
Saint John
PointsOliver Cooper38 (15+23)
GoalsOliver Cooper15
AssistsOliver Cooper & Olivier LeBlanc23
Rookie PointsNathan Noel26 (11+15)
D-Man PointsOlivier LeBlanc29 (6+23)
vs DrummondvilleOliver Cooper & Nathan Noel2 (1+1)

Goaltenders
Drummondville
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Louis-Philip Guindon20-14-1-02.790.897
Joe Fleschler8-1-0-12.810.879

Saint John
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Sebastien Auger11-21-1-33.070.918
Kyle Porter- - -- - -- - -

SJ Next Five Games
Today vs Drummondville
Tuesday, January 21st vs Halifax
Saturday, January 25th vs Baie-Comeau
Sunday, January 26th vs Bathurst
Wednesday, January 29th at Shawinigan

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