GAMEDAY 31 - vs Screaming Eagles

GAMEDAY

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Tonight, November 26, 2011 at 7pm

Harbour Station

PREVIEW

SAINT JOHN – The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles will be looking to split their weekend mini-series with the Saint John Sea Dogs tonight at Harbour Station. Game time is 7pm.

The Sea Dogs defeated the Eagles 5-2 last night at the Station. Danick Gauthier, Tomas Jurco, Scott Oke, Nathan Beaulieu and Grant West all scored for Saint John. Charles-Olivier Roussel had two assists. Mathieu Corbeil made 17 saves for the win.

Cape Breton had goals from David Rose and Jonathan Brunelle. Alexandre Veronneau allowed five goals on 20 shots while Philippe Trudeau stopped the one shot he faced in relief.

The Eagles played a good first period and led 1-0. They took an early 2-0 lead in the second period but couldn’t hang on. Saint John went on to score five unanswered goals and take game 5-2.

Cape Breton’s power play struggled, going 0-for-5. Saint John got into penalty trouble in the first period but settled down after that.

The game wasn’t overly rough or nasty but there were three fights in the contest. Some of that aftermath could carry over into tonight’s match.

Saint John enters play today with a 22-7-0-1 record, good for first overall in the QMJHL. They are 8-1-0-1 in their last 10 games and are 13-1-0-0 on home ice.

The Eagles are 11-16-0-1 and sit fifth in the Maritimes Division and 15^th overall in the league. They are 4-6-0-0 in their last 10 games and have lost three straight. They are also 4-10-0-1 on the road this year.

More on today’s game after the jump.

IN NETS: Who knows who we’ll see in nets today. Alexandre Veronneau didn’t have a great game last night and was pulled after allowing five goals. Philippe Trudeau was hardly tested, facing just one shot.

Veronneau has a record of 7-10-0-0 to go with a goals against average of 4.36 and a save percentage of 0.837. Trudeau is 4-5-0-1 with a 3.43 GAA and a 0.886 save percentage.

It wouldn’t be a shock if Saint John switched goaltenders today as well. Mathieu Corbeil picked up his 17^th win of the season last night and improved to 17-4-0-0 on the year. He has a 2.21 GAA and a 0.916 save percentage.

Backup Sebastien Auger, who hasn’t played since last Sunday’s shootout in Bathurst, is 5-1-0-1 with a 3.95 GAA and a 0.850 save percentage.

PHILLIPS: Zack Phillips enters action today on an 18-game point streak. He has 11 goals and 23 assists over that span.

STREAK: The Sea Dogs can set a franchise record today with a win. A victory would give them 14 straight home wins, surpassing the previous record of 13.

HENDERSON: The Paul Henderson Jersey Tour hits Saint John today. All the details on the exhibit can be found here.

OTHER GAMES

Rimouski at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST

Drummondville at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST

Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST

Baie-Comeau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST

THE RINK

Venue: Harbour Station

Capacity: 6,297

Average Attendance: 4,001

MEDIA GUIDE

Radio (Sea Dogs): News 88.9 FM

Live Web Feed: Telus

Television: None

Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Telegraph-Journal, Cape Breton Post

Live Coverage: Follow Station Nation on Twitter (www.twitter.com/station_nation) for live in game coverage. All tweets will also appear in the SN Live Blog that is posted on this site.

NEXT GAME

The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton on Tuesday for a 7pm date with the Wildcats.