GAMEDAY 25 - vs Drakkar

GAMEDAY

Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Today, November 13, 2011 at 3pm

Harbour Station

PREVIEW

SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs wrap-up their three-in-three weekend this afternoon at Harbour Station, hosting the Baie-Comeau Drakkar for a 3pm contest.

The Sea Dogs’ busy weekend has been a success so far, winning 7-3 in Prince Edward Island on Friday and then downing the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 last night at the Station.

Saint John currently sits first overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with an 18-6-0-0 record. They have won four straight entering today’s game and are 9-1-0-0 in their last 10 contests.

The Dogs have been terrific on home ice this year. They have a 10-1 record and have outscored opponents 63-25.

Like Saint John, Baie-Comeau will be playing their third game in three nights this afternoon. The Drakkar beat the Mooseheads 3-2 in a shootout on Friday and then fell 4-0 to the Moncton Wildcats last night.

Baie-Comeau sits last in the tough Telus East Division and 10^th overall in the league with a 12-9-0-0 record. They are only 3-7-0-0 on the road this season.

The Sea Dogs and Drakkar have met twice already this season with both contests being held in Baie-Comeau. On November 4, Mathieu Corbeil made 30 stops to pick up the 7-0 shutout win. Zack Phillips, Spencer MacDonald, Jonathan Huberdeau, Danick Gauthier, Kevin Gagne, Grant West, and Oliver Cooper all scored for the Dogs.

Then on November 5, Nathan Beaulieu netted the game winner at 14:52 of the third to give Saint John a 3-2 win. Tomas Jurco and Gagne also scored while Sebastien Auger made 25 stops for the win.

NOTES: Alexandre Durette leads the Drakkar in scoring with 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points. Carl Gelinas has 23 points while Raphael Bussieres has 22… Gelinas has scored a team leading 11 goals. Durette has netted 10 goals… Frederic Gamelin has a Drakkar high 15 assists. Durette and Bussieres each have 14 assists… Bussieres is a team best +12. Durette is a +11… Felix Girard is a team worst -6… Gabriel Verpaelst has served 65 penalty minutes, a team high… Gelinas has taken a team high 74 shots… Baie-Comeau has the league’s sixth best power play with a rating of 25%... their penalty kill is operating at 82.3%, good for fourth in the league.

IN NET: No idea who will start in goal today for the Drakkar today. Antonio Mastropietro has played the most minutes and has a record of 6-4-0-0 with a 3.14 goals against average and a 0.890 save percentage. Jimmy Appleby has a 6-5-0-0 record with a 2.40 GAA and a 0.909 save percentage.

LAST GAME: The Drakkar are coming off a 4-0 loss in Moncton last night. Jimmy Appleby allowed three goals on 16 shots in the first period and was replaced by Antonio Mastropietro. Through 40 minutes, Mastropietro allowed a goal on 18 shots.

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NOTES: Zack Phillips leads Saint John in scoring with 12 goals and 22 assists for 34 assists. Danick Gauthier is second with 32 points while Jonathan Huberdeau has 28… Gauthier leads the team and the entire league with an incredible 22 goals in 22 games. Phillips and Tomas Jurco both have 12 goals each… Phillips leads Saint John in assists with 22. Huberdeau is second on the squad with 18… Charles-Olivier Roussel, Phillips and Gauthier are all a team high +22… Ian Saab has served a team leading 69 penalty minutes… Gauthier has scored five power play goals… Phillips has taken 86 shots to lead the team… Saint John’s power play is ranked ninth in the league with a rating of 22.6%... their penalty kill has a rating of 74.5%, good for 12^th in the league.

IN NET: Wouldn’t be a shock to see Sebastien Auger get the start in goal today after Mathieu Corbeil started both Friday and Saturday’s games. Auger is 4-1-0-0 with a 4.00 goals against average and a 0.856 save percentage.

LAST GAME: Danick Gauthier scored twice while Tomas Jurco and Grant West added singles in the Sea Dogs’ 4-3 win over the Halifax Mooseheads last night at Harbour Station. Mathieu Corbeil made 33 saves for the win.

TICKETS

Special pricing is available for military personnel, at $8 for an upper-bowl ticket including all taxes and fees. Single-game tickets are available at the Harbour Station box office, by calling 506-657-1234 or online at www.tickets.harbourstation.ca.

OTHER GAMES

Cape Breton at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST

Acadie-Bathurst at P.E.I. - 4:00 PM AST

Blainville-Boisbriand at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST

Rimouski at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST

THE RINK

Venue: Harbour Station

Capacity: 6,297

Average Attendance: 4,007

QMJHL Arena Guide

MEDIA GUIDE

Radio (Sea Dogs): News 88.9 FM

Live Web Feed: Telus

Television: None

Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Telegraph-Journal

NEXT GAME

The Sea Dogs play host to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies this Wednesday at 7pm.