Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Game Day 50: at Bathurst

The Saint John Sea Dogs (33-12-3-1, 1st Maritimes, 1st QMJHL) put their seven-game winning streak on the line tonight against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan (27-19-3-2, 4th Maritimes, 9th QMJHL). Game time is 7 p.m. at the KC Irving Regional Centre.

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

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-0 win in Sydney on Saturday. Mathieu Joseph scored twice for Saint John while singles came from Joe Veleno, Jakub Zboril, Simon Bourque, Julien Gauthier and Samuel Dove-McFalls. Callum Booth made 17 saves in the shutout. The Titan are coming off a 6-2 loss in Charlottetown on Sunday. Adam Holwell and Rodrigo Abols scored for Bathurst. Reilly Pickard allowed six goals on 24 shots through 40 minutes. Anthony Dumont-Bouchard stopped all seven shots he faced in the third period.

2016-17 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 2-4-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 4-2-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Jan. 6 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Titan 5-1. Matthew Highmore had two goals for Saint John while singles came from Samuel Dove-McFalls, Simon Bourque and Bokondji Imama. Christophe Boivin netted Bathurst's lone goal. Alex D'Orio made 30 saves in the win. Reilly Pickard allowed four goals on 12 shots in the first period. Anthony Dumont-Bouchard made 14 saves through the final 40 minutes.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: Forward Dawson Theede.

Random stat: The Titan are the only team the Sea Dogs have lost to more than twice this season.

Three Things to Know
1. Saint John carries a seven-game winning streak into tonight's contest while Mathieu Joseph has a 26-game point streak going.

2. Thomas Chabot has assists in six straight games while Simon Bourque and Jakub Zboril have helpers in five straight.

3. The Sea Dogs have won five straight road games. If they win tonight, they will have swept their Maritimes Division tour.

Notes: Matthew Highmore leads Saint John in scoring with 72 points... Bokondji Imama has a team high 32 goals. Mathieu Joseph is inching closer with 31... Highmore leads the team in assists with 45... Christophe Boivin leads the Titan in scoring with 62 points... Boivin and Jeffrey Truchon-Viel leads the team in goals with 30 each... Boivin also leads the team in assists with 32... the Sea Dogs are 16-7-1-1 on the road... the Titan are 12-9-2-1 at home... Bathurst has been good of late, going 7-2-1-0 in their last 10 games... Luc Deschenes leads the league in penalty minutes... Callum Booth has a league best save percentage of .910... Saint John has the league's best power play (30.7%) and penalty kill (84.6%)... the Titan have the league's fifth best power play (25.4%)... Samuel Dove-McFalls has goals in three straight road games.

Out of town:
Québec at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs return home to host the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Friday night at 7 p.m.

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