GAME DAY 30: vs Foreurs

A preview of today’s game between the Val-d’Or Foreurs and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Today at 3 p.m., Harbour Station

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

Records: The Sea Dogs are first in the Maritimes Division, second overall in the QMJHL and ranked eighth in the CHL Top 10 with an 18-6-1-4 record for 41 points. The Foreurs are sixth in the West Division and 15^th overall with a 13-15-1-3 record for 30 points.

2014-15 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two.

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Foreurs: Stephen Anderson

Random stat: Stephen Anderson got his season off to a good start but has just two goals and four assists since Oct. 23, a stretch of 16 games.

V-D notes: Anthony Richard leads the Foreurs in scoring with 40 points in 32 games… Julien Gauthier has a team high 20 goals… Anthony Beauregard leads the team in assists with 25… 5-9-1-2 on the road this season… 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games… Richard is 13^th in league scoring… Jeremie Fraser leads the league in minor penalties taken with 39… Richard is second in the league in power play points with 21… Fraser is second in defensemen scoring with 26 points… 6-2-0-1 against Maritimes Division teams… Val-d’Or has the fourth best power play rating of 25.2%... the Foreurs have the second worst penalty kill with a rating of 74.7%... averaging 4.34 goals against per game, the most in the league… Fraser has picked up penalty minutes in four straight road games.

SJ notes: Adam Marsh leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 28 points in 27 games… Marsh has a team high 14 goals… Spencer Smallman and Thomas Chabot lead the team in assists with 15… 11-0-1-3 at Harbour Station this season… 3-0-0-1 in their past four games… Sebastien Auger has a league best GAA of 2.50… Marsh is seventh in rookie scoring… Jakub Zboril leads all defensemen in power play goals with five… 2-0-0-0 against West Division teams… have the second worst power play with a rating of 16%... owners of the league’s best penalty kill with a rating of 85.2%... Mark Tremaine has penalty minutes in five straight home games.

Out of town:

Rouyn-Noranda at Cape Breton - 2:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Victoriaville to battle the Tigres on Wednesday night at 8 p.m.