GAME DAY 64: vs Screaming Eagles

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

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

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

Records: The Screaming Eagles are fifth in the Maritimes Division and 13^th overall in the QMJHL with a record of 28-29-3-3 for 62 points. The Sea Dogs are second in the Maritimes and ninth overall with a 31-23-3-6 record for 71 points.

Last games: The Screaming Eagles are coming off a 5-4 win over the Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday at Centre 200. Olivier LeBlanc had two goals while singles came from Kyle Farrell, Clark Bishop and Stephen Anderson. Miguel Sullivan made 23 saves in the win. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Moncton Wildcats at Harbour Station on Sunday. Nathan Noel and Mathieu Joseph scored for Saint John while Sebastien Auger made 35 saves in the loss.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 5-3-0-0 against the Screaming Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 3-4-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 24 at Harbour Station where the Screaming Eagles edged the Sea Dogs 3-2. Evgeny Svechnikov scored two goals for Cape Breton, Loik Leveille netted one and Alexandre Belanger made 38 saves in the win. Spencer Smallman and Mark Tremaine scored for Saint John while Sebastien Auger made 21 saves in the loss.

Previous meetings:

Saint John 2 @ Cape Breton 3 (Feb 24 2015) Final
Cape Breton 4 @ Saint John 1 (Jan 25 2015) Final
Cape Breton 4 @ Saint John 6 (Jan 23 2015) Final
Cape Breton 3 @ Saint John 6 (Dec 31 2014) Final
Cape Breton 4 @ Saint John 5 (Nov 1 2014) Final SO
Saint John 6 @ Cape Breton 5 (Oct 30 2014) Final
Saint John 2 @ Cape Breton 4 (Oct 4 2014) Final
Saint John 5 @ Cape Breton 4 (Oct 3 2014) Final

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

Random stat: Seven of Nathan Noel’s 22 goals this season have come against Cape Breton.

CAP notes: Kyle Farrell leads the team and is 13^th in league scoring with 84 points in 58 games… Farrell has scored a team high 39 goals this season… Farrell also leads the team in assists with 45… Farrell is second in the league in shorthanded points with seven… Evgeny Svechnikov is third in rookie scoring with 66 points… Svechnikov is third in rookie goal scoring with 27… Svechnikov is fourth in rookie assists with 39… Loïk Léveillé is fifth in defensemen points with 49… 9-17-3-2 on the road this season… 22-11-2-0 when scoring first… 17-19-1-2 against Maritimes Division teams… the Eagles have the second best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 82.6%... 4-5-1-0 in their last 10 games.

SJ notes: Nathan Noel leads the team in scoring with 56 points in 63 games this season… Adam Marsh has scored a team high 24 goals this year… Noel leads the team in assists with 34… Samuel Dove-McFalls is third in shorthanded points with seven… Sebastien Auger’s save percentage of .909 is second best in the league… Marsh is ninth in rookie scoring with 43 points… 20-7-2-3 at Harbour Station this season… 19-7-1-1 when scoring first… 21-13-2-3 against Maritimes Division teams… the Sea Dogs have the third worst power play in the league with a rating of 15.9%... Saint John has the third best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 82.6%... Bokondji Imama is suspended for tonight’s game… 3-5-2-0 in their last 10 games.

Out of town:

Charlottetown at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:30 PM ADT
Rimouski at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Moncton on Friday night to take on the Wildcats at 7 p.m.