GAMEDAY 14: vs Drakkar

A preview of tonight’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Baie-Comeau Drakkar…

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Drakkar are 10-4-0-1 and sit second in the East Division and fourth overall in the QMJHL with 21 points. The Sea Dogs are first in the Maritimes Division and third overall with an 8-3-0-2 record for 18 points.

Last games: The Drakkar are coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Screaming Eagles in Cape Breton on Thursday. Valentin Zykov, Simon Chevrier, Luca Ciampini, and Vincent Lavoie had Baie-Comeau goals while Philippe Cadorette made 32 saves in the win. Saint John is coming off a 7-1 win over the Moncton Wildcats last Saturday. Nathan Noel had two goals while singles came from Adam Marsh, Spencer Smallman, Mathieu Joseph, Mitchell Dempsey, and Luke Green. Sebastien Auger made 27 saves in the win.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs went 0-2-0-0 against the Drakkar last season while Baie-Comeau was 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 25 at Harbour Station when the Drakkar defeated the Sea Dogs 4-1. Nathan Noel had Saint John’s only goal.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None

Random stat: Philippe Cadorette allowed the league’s first penalty shot goal of the season on Thursday in Cape Breton.

B-C notes: 4-3-0-1 on the road this season… Maxime St-Cyr leads the team in scoring with 12 goals and six assists for 18 points… St-Cyr’s 12 goals are a team high and good for fifth in the league… Frederic Gamelin has a Drakkar best 13 assists… Philippe Cadorette leads the league in wins with 10, is second in minutes played and second in saves… 4-1 in shootouts this season… the Drakkar have the league’s best power play of 29.2%... their penalty kill rating of 86.4% is second best in the league… Gamelin has an assist in six straight games... Nicolas Meloche has an assist in four straight road games… the Drakkar have won six straight games.

SJ notes: the Sea Dogs have yet to lose a home game in regulation time, going 6-0-0-1 so far… Nathan Noel and Adam Marsh are tied for the team lead in points with 14… Noel has a team high eight goals… Thomas Chabot leads the team in assists with eight… Sebastien Auger is second in the league in wins with eight, fourth in minutes played, and third in saves… Marsh is fifth in rookie scoring… Chabot is sixth in defensemen scoring with 11 points… Saint John’s power play rating of 13.1% is second worst in the league… averaging 4.07 goals per game, the second most in the league.

Out of town:

Halifax at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EDT
Québec at Charlottetown - 7:30 PM ADT
Moncton at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Quebec Remparts tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Harbour Station.