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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
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.
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