GAMEDAY 47: vs Voltigeurs

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Drummondville Voltigeurs vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Tonight at 7pm

Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None | Live Blog: SN

Harbour Station – Saint John, NB

PREVIEW

SAINT JOHN –Coming off a disappointing loss on Thursday night, the Saint John Sea Dogs look to get back on track this evening at Harbour Station. The Dogs, who saw their three-game winning streak come to end against the Shawinigan Cataractes, host the Drummondville Voltigeurs at 7pm.

The Sea Dogs are now two-points back of Shawinigan for first-place in the league with a record of 31-13-0-2. They are two points back of Shawinigan and have played one more game. Saint John is just 5-4-0-1 in their last 10 games.

Saint John is 18-4-0-1 at Harbour Station this year and have outscored opponents 105-61. Their 105 home goals are good for second in the league.

Drummondville enters play tonight with a record of 17-23-2-3 and sit fourth in the awful Telus West Division and 14^th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Volts have lost two straight and are 4-6-0-0 in their last 10.

The Voltigeurs are 6-15-1-1 on the road this year and have been outscored 89-67.

NUMBERS

	Drummondville	Saint John
Record	17-23-2-3 (4th West)	31-13-0-2 (1st Maritimes)
Home Record	- - -	18-4-0-1
Road Record	6-15-1-1	- - -
Streak	0-2-0-0	0-1-0-0
Last 10	4-6-0-0	5-4-0-1
Goals For	146	189
Goals Against	167	138
Overall PP	13.1% (17th)	21.4% (9th)
Home PP	- - -	23% (10th)
Road PP	11.9% (16th)	- - -
Overall PK	81.6% (5th)	77.2% (7th)
Home PK	- - -	84.9% (4th)
Road PK	85% (2nd)	- - -
PIM/GAME	16.9 (3rd)	15.8 (7th)

LAST GAMES

The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Thursday night at Harbour Station. Charlie Coyle, making his QMJHL debut, scored the lone Saint John goal. Mathieu Corbeil had an average night in goal, allowing four on 26 shots in the loss.

Drummondville is coming off a 6-2 loss to the Halifax Mooseheads on Thursday in the Nova Scotia capital. Matthew Boudens and Jerome Verrier scored for the Volts. Alexandre Veronneau allowed four goals on 25 shots before getting pulled. Dominic Graham allowed one marker on 12 shots in relief.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Saint John is 1-0-0-0 against Drummondville this season. The two met back on September 30 at the Marcel Dionne Centre. Devon Oliver-Dares, Scott Oke, Zack Phillips, and Tomas Jurco scored for the Sea Dogs in a 4-2 win. Mathieu Corbeil made 22 saves in the victory.

LEADING SCORERS

Zack Phillips leads Saint John in scoring with 60 points (22G, 38A) in 39 games. Danick Gauthier leads the team in goals with 33 this year while Phillips has a team high 38 assists.

Marc-Olivier Brouillard leads the Volts in scoring with 47 points (20G, 27A) in 42 games this season. Andre Bouvet-Morrissette has  a team high 22 goals while Brouillard leads the squad in assists with 27.

PROBABLE GOALTENDERS

No idea who either team will start today. Saint John has Mathieu Corbeil (25-9-0-0, 2.51 GAA, 0.905 SV%) and Sebastien Auger (6-2-0-2, 3.56 GAA, 0.863 SV%) while Drummondville has Domenic Graham (16-15-1-1, 3.30 GAA, 0.884 SV%) and Alexandre Veronneau (7-12-0-0, 4.50 GAA, 0.836 SV%)

NOTES

• Saint John is averaging 4,070 fans per game this season at Harbour Station.
• Danick Gauthier is second in the league in goals with 33.
• Zack Phillips is sixth in assists with 36.
• Gauthier leads the league in game-winning goals with seven.
• Tomas Jurco is seventh in insurance goals with three.
• Jonathan Oligny leads the league in penalty minutes with 123. Ian Saab is second with 121.
• Jonathan Huberdeau has a league high four shorthanded goals.
• The Sea Dogs are 7-1-0-0 against Telus West opponents this season.
• Huberdeau is on a 10 game point scoring streak.

OTHER GAMES

Rouyn-Noranda at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST

Shawinigan at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM AST

Chicoutimi at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM AST

Val-d'Or at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST

NEXT GAMES

The Sea Dogs host the Halifax Mooseheads next Saturday at 7pm at Harbour Station.