GAME DAY 47: vs Screaming Eagles

A preview of today’s game between the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Saint John Sea Dogs…

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

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Screaming Eagles are fifth in the Maritimes Division and 15^th overall in the QMJHL with a record of 19-22-2-3 for 43 points. The Sea Dogs are second in the Maritimes and fifth overall with a 25-14-1-6 record for 57 points.

Last games: The Screaming Eagles are coming off a 7-1 win in Moncton last night. Maxim Lazarev had a hat trick while singles came from Jeremie Beaudin, Kyle Farrell, Stephen Anderson and Marcus Hinds. Alexandre Belanger made 30 saves in the win. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-4 win over the Screaming Eagles on Friday at Harbour Station. Nathan Noel had four goals while Adam Marsh and Thomas Chabot also scored. Alex Bishop and Blade Mann-Dixon combined to make 34 saves.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 5-1-0-0 against the Screaming Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 1-4-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Friday at Harbour Station when the Sea Dogs erased a three-goal first period deficit to defeat the Screaming Eagles 6-4. Nathan Noel had four goals for Saint John while Adam Marsh and Thomas Chabot added solo markers. Alex Bishop was pulled after allowing three goals on 17 shots. In relief, Blade Mann-Dixon made 20 saves. Stephen Anderson scored twice for Cape Breton while singles came from Clark Bishop and Evgeny Svechnikov. Alexandre Belanger made 29 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Screaming Eagles: Stephen Anderson and Olivier LeBlanc

Random stat: This is Cape Breton’s third game in as many days. They played in Saint John on Friday, Moncton last night and are at Harbour Station again today.

CAP notes: Kyle Farrell leads the Screaming Eagles in scoring with 68 points in 46 games… Farrell has a team high 32 goals… Farrell also leads the team in assists with 36… 7-3 in their last 10 games… 6-14-2-2 on the road this season and have been outscored 101-85… Evgeny Svechnikov is fourth is rookie points (46) and goals (17)… Svechnikov is third in rookie assists with 29… Loïk Léveillé is fifth in defensemen scoring with 37 points… 16-8-1-0 when scoring first… 12-14-1-2 against Maritimes Division teams… the Eagles have the third best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 83.2… Cape Breton has scored 10 shorthanded goals, the second most in the league… Stephen Anderson has goals in four straight games… Marcus Hinds has assists in four straight road games.

SJ notes: Nathan Noel leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 42 points in 46 games… Adam Marsh has scored a team high 19 goals… Noel leads the team in assists with 25… 16-3-1-3 at home this season… 4-4-0-2 in their last 10 games… Sebastien Auger has the league’s best save percentage of .913… Adam Marsh is eighth in rookie scoring with 34 points… Jason Bell is fourth in defensemen goals with 11… 15-7-0-1 when scoring first… 17-9-1-3 against Maritimes teams… the Sea Dogs have the third worst power play in the league with a rating of 16.7… Saint John has the league’s best power play with a rating of 85.2.

Out of town:

Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Halifax at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Cataractes in Shawinigan on Thursday at 8 p.m.