GAMEDAY 49 - at Bathurst

GAMEDAY

Saint John Sea Dogs vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Today at 4pm

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KC Irving Regional Centre – Bathurst, NB

PREVIEW

BATHURST – After defeating the Halifax Mooseheads by score of 7-3 last night at Harbour Station, the Saint John Sea Dogs look to continue their winning ways on the road this afternoon. The Sea Dogs are in Bathurst today for a 4pm tilt against the Titan.

The Titan have given the Sea Dogs a lot of trouble this season. Bathurst has won four of the five meetings between the two clubs this year while Saint John has managed to grab just three of possible 10 points against them.

Saint John enters today’s game with a record of 33-13-0-2 and sit just two points back of the Shawinigan Cataractes for top spot in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 66 points. The Sea Dogs have won two straight and are 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games.

On the road this year, the Dogs are 13-9-0-1 and have outscored opponents 84-77.

The Titan currently sit third in the Maritimes Division and ninth overall in the league with a record of 23-19-2-3 for 51 points. They have picked up at least a point in each of their past four games and are 7-2-0-1 in their last 10.

Bathurst is 15-7-1-2 at home this season and have outscored opponents 108-89.

THE NUMBERS

	Saint John	Bathurst
Record	33-13-0-2 (1st Maritimes)	23-19-2-3 (3rd Maritimes)
Home Record	- - -	15-7-1-2
Road Record	13-9-0-1	- - -
Streak	2-0-0-0	3-0-0-1
Last 10	6-3-0-1	7-2-0-1
Goals For	199	182
Goals Against	141	175
Overall PP	20.9% (9th)	28% (2nd)
Home PP	- - -	31.9% (1st)
Road PP	19.8% (10th)	- - -
Overall PK	77.2% (8th)	77.2% (10th)
Home PK	- - -	78.8% (9th)
Road PK	70.4% (17th)	- - -
PIM/GAME	15.5 (10th)	16.1 (6th)

LAST GAMES

The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-3 win over the Halifax Mooseheads last night at Harbour Station. Charlie Coyle and Tomas Jurco each had a pair of goals for Saint John while Aidan Kelly, Danick Gauthier and Stephen MacAulay added singles. Mathieu Corbeil made 29 saves in net for the win.

Bathurst is coming off a 7-4 win over the Moncton Wildcats on Friday night at the KC Irving Regional Centre. Zach O’Brien scored four goals in the victory while Ludovic Kabambi, Christophe Losier, and Matthew Bissonnette added solo markers. Sebastien Trudeau had five assists. Robert Steeves made 29 saves in net to earn the victory.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Bathurst has certainly had Saint John’s number this season. They are 4-1-0-0 against the Sea Dogs this season while Saint John is just 1-3-0-1 against the Titan.

Their last meeting came on December 28 when Saint John’s comeback fell just short, falling 4-3 in Bathurst. Zach O’Brien had two goals for the Titan while singles came from Mirko Hoefflin and Sebastien Trudeau. Saint John had markers from Stephen MacAulay, Danick Gauthier, and Aidan Kelly. Mathieu Corbeil allowed four goals on 19 shots before being replaced by Sebastien Auger who stopped all five shots he faced. Robert Steeves made 30 saves in the win.

LEADING SCORERS

Saint John continues to be led by Zack Phillips who has 61 points (23G, 38A) in 41 games played. Danick Gauthier has a team high 34 goals while Phillips leads the team in assists with 38.

Bathurst is led by Zach O’Brien who has 82 points (41G, 41A) in 46 games this year. His 41 goals are a team high while Sebastien Trudeau leads the club in assists with 57.

PROBABLE GOALTENDERS

Mathieu Corbeil (26-9-0-0, 2.52 GAA, 0.905 SV%) for Saint John and Robert Steeves (17-8-2-3, 3.22 GAA, 0.896 SV%) for Bathurst.

NOTES

• The Titan are averaging a league worst 1,381 fans per game at the KC Irving Regional Centre.
• Bathurst’s Zach O’Brien leads the league in goals scored with 41. Sebastien Trudeau of the Titan and Danick Gauthier of the Sea Dogs are tied for second with 34 goals each.
• Trudeau is second in the league in assists with 57, O’Brien is fifth with 41, and Zack Phillips is seventh with 38.
• O’Brien has a league high 16 power play goals.
• Trudeau is second in power play assists with 25.
• Gauthier has a league high seven game-winning goals.
• O’Brien is second in first goals with seven.
• Tomas Jurco is third in insurance goals with four.
• Ian Saab is second in penalty minutes with 121.
• Phillips is a league best +33. Jurco is second with a +31 rating.
• Jonathan Huberdeau has a league high four shorthanded assists.
• O’Brien has taken a league high 141 dangerous shots. He is second in total shots with 192.
• Mathieu Corbeil has the league’s second best goals against average (2.52) and fifth best save percentage (0.905).
• Today’s game is the fifth of six straight home games for the Titan.
• A Sea Dogs fan bus is making the trip up today.

OTHER GAMES
Moncton at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM AST

Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST

Drummondville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST

Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EST

P.E.I. at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST

NEXT GAME

The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday at 7pm at Harbour Station.