This is it. Do or die. Winner take all
(well, this round, at least). The first game seven in Saint John Sea Dogs
history takes place tonight against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Game time
is 7 p.m. at Harbour Station.
TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV & Eastlink
TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live
Series status: The best-of-seven
second round series is tied 3-3.
Game 1 – Cape Breton 4, Saint John 1
Game 2 – Cape Breton 3, Saint John 4 (OT)
Game 3 –Saint John 5, Cape Breton 2
Game 4 – Saint John 1, Cape Breton 4
Game 2 – Cape Breton 3, Saint John 4 (OT)
Game 3 –Saint John 5, Cape Breton 2
Game 4 – Saint John 1, Cape Breton 4
Game 5 – Cape Breton 4, Saint John 3
(OT)
Game 6 – Saint John 5, Cape Breton 4
Game 7 – Tonight at 7 p.m. at Saint John
Last game: The Sea Dogs forced a game
seven with a 5-4 win in game six on Sunday at Centre 200. Matthew Highmore and
Sam Povorozniouk each scored twice for Saint John while Spencer Smallman added
a solo marker. Giovanni Fiore scored twice for Cape Breton while singles came
from Clark Bishop and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Marc-Antoine Turcotte made 20 saves in
the win. Alexandre Belanger made 26 stops in the loss
2015-16 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs
were 6-3-0-0 against the Screaming Eagles in the regular season while Cape
Breton went 3-5-0-1 against Saint John.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Screaming
Eagles: Defenseman Olivier LeBlanc
Player to watch: Thomas Chabot has been
ridiculously good this post-season. He enters play tonight with two goals and
14 assists in 11 playoff games, which leads all QMJHL defensemen. Chabot had
four assists in Sunday’s game and has 11 helpers in this series.
Three Things to Know
1. Sam Povorozniouk and Michael Joly
each have 10 goals this post-season, which is good for second most in the
league. Povorozniouk had two goals on Sunday while Joly was held pointless.
2. The Sea Dogs will no doubt try and
replicate their special teams performance from Sunday, going two-for-three on
the power play and allowing just one Cape Breton man advantage the entire
contest.
3. The Sea Dogs are 4-2 at home this
post-season. The Screaming Eagles are 4-2 on the road. Home ice hasn’t proven
to mean a whole lot in this series. This could go either way.
4. (bonus!) Enjoy this.
No other games
Next game: If the Sea Dogs win, they’ll
take on the Cataractes in Shawinigan in the third round, with the first game likely on Friday. If the Sea Dogs lose, well, it's been real.
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