Saturday, February 2, 2019

Game Day 51: at Blainville-Boisbriand

BOISBRIAND, Que. - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to end a seven-game losing streak tonight against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

Tonight's matchup is of particular interest to the Sea Dogs because Saint John owns the Armada's first-round pick in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft. The Armada currently sit 14th overall in the league.

Game time tonight is 8 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 11-35-2-2 for 26 points (17th QMJHL, ninth Eastern, fifth Maritimes) while the Armada are 18-31-1-0 for 37 points (14th QMJHL, sixth Western, third West).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 1-0 loss in Quebec City last night. Zachary Bouthillier made 24 saves in the loss. The Armada are coming off an 8-6 loss in Shawinigan last night. Tyler Hylland scored twice while singles came from Antoine Rochon, Luke Henman, Miguel Tourigny and Simon Pinard. Brendab Cregan allowed five goals on 15 shots before getting pulled. Samuel Boileau allowed three goals on 12 shots in relief.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Armada while Blainville-Boisbriand are 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: The Armada defeated the Sea Dogs 7-2 on Oct. 7 at Harbour Station. Thomas Ethier scored twice for Boisbriand while singles came from Rémy Anglehart, Luke Henman, Jasper Rannisto, Charles-Antoine Giguère and Peyton Hoyt. Yohan Plamondon and Jeremie Poirier scored for Saint John. Mikhail Denisov made 27 saves in the win. Tommy DaSilva made 36 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Armada: None.

Armada to watch: Alexander Katerinakis leads the Armada in scoring and is also fifth in the league in penalty minutes.

Random stat: The Armada are 5-1-0-0 against Maritimes Division clubs this season.

Notes: Maxim Cajkovic leads Saint John in points with 34 and assists with 19... Cajkovic and Robbie Burt are tied for the team lead in goals with 15... Alexander Katerinakis leads the Armada in points with 38 and goals with 19... Luke Henman leads the club in assists with 27... Saint John is 4-18-2-0 on the road... Boisbriand is 10-13-1-0 at home... the Armada lead the league in penalty minutes per game with an average of 13.76... Saint John has lost five straight road games.

Out of town:
Victoriaville at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM AST
Rimouski at Québec - 3:30 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST
Halifax at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Val-d'Or - 6:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Charlottetown Islanders next Saturday at 7 p.m.

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