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Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Today at 3pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs host their expansion
cousins this afternoon at Harbour Station as the St. John's Fog Devils Montreal Junior Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
make their only trip to southwestern New Brunswick this season.
The Sea Dogs enter action today with a record of
35-13-0-2 for 72 points. They sit one-point back of the Shawinigan Cataractes
for first-place in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Dogs are 7-2-0-1 in
their last 10 games and have won four straight contests.
Saint John is 21-4-0-1 at home this year and have outscored
opponents 116-64.
The Armada enter today’s contest with a record of
27-19-2-1 for 57 points. They sit on top of the Telus West standings and are
third overall in the league because of
that. Boisbriand is 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 and have won two straight.
Boisbriand is 14-9-0-1 on the road this season and have
outscored opponents 87-81. Today’s game will be the Armada’s third in three
days and fourth in five days.
THE NUMBERS
| Blainville-Boisbriand | Saint John | |
| Record | 27-19-2-1 (1st West) | 35-13-0-2 (1st Maritimes) |
| Home Record | - - - | 21-4-0-1 |
| Road Record | 14-9-1-0 | - - - |
| Streak | 2-0-0-0 | 4-0-0-0 |
| Last 10 | 6-3-0-1 | 7-2-0-1 |
| Goals For | 176 | 205 |
| Goals Against | 163 | 143 |
| Overall PP | 19.1% (13th) | 20.4% (10th) |
| Home PP | - - - | 20.9% (12th) |
| Road PP | 21.8% (9th) | - - - |
| Overall PK | 76.1% (12th) | 77.7% (8th) |
| Home PK | - - - | 85.6% (3rd) |
| Road PK | 75% (11th) | - - - |
| PIM/GAME | 13.8 (16th) | 15.6 (10th) |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a thrilling 1-0 win over the
Moncton Wildcats on Thursday night at Harbour Station. The game remained tied
until there was 8.5 seconds left in the third period when Tomas Jurco deflected
a Nathan Beaulieu shot past Roman Will. Mathieu Corbeil was sharp in net,
making 20 saves for the shutout.
The Armada were in Charlottetown last night, beating the
PEI Rocket 4-2. Olivier Picard, Alex Macallef, Cedric Paquette, and Samuel
Hodhod all scored for the winners. Storm Phaneuf made 31 saves for the win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs and Armada have met just once so far this
season and that came back on September 28 when Saint John pulled off a 3-1
victory. Tomas Jurco, Ryan Tesink, and Nathan Beaulieu all scored for the Dogs
in the win. Mathieu Corbeil made 30 saves in net. Raphael Pouliot scored for
Boisbriand while William Racicot allowed three goals on 22 shots.
LEADING SCORERS
Saint John is led by Zack Phillips who has 64 points
(25G, 39A) in 43 games played in this season. Danick Gauthier leads the squad in
goals with 35 while Phillips has a team high 39 assists.
The Armada are led by Jess Tanguy who has 51 points (15G,
36A) in 47 games played this season. Cederic Paquette has a team high 21 goals
while Tanguy leads the way in assists with 36.
PROBABLE GOALTENDERS
Mathieu Corbeil (27-9-0-0, 2.45 GAA, 0.907 SV%) or
Sebastien Auger (8-2-0-2, 3.17 GAA, 0.881 SV%) for Saint John and Etienne Marcoux
(18-7-1-1, 2.91 GAA, 0.903 SV%) for Boisbriand.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs are averaging 4,214 fans per game this season at Harbour Station, good for third in the league.
- Danick Gauthier is second in the league in goals with 35.
- Zack Phillips is ninth in assists with 39. Jess Tanguy is 15th with 36.
- Tanguy is 12th in power play assists with 17.
- Ryan Tesink is eighth in shorthanded goals with two.
- Danick Gauthier is second in game-winning goals with seven.
- Tomas Jurco is third in insurance goals with four.
- Ian Saab is second in penalty minutes with 132.
- Phillips is a league best +37.
- Jonathan Huberdeau leads the league in shorthanded assists with four.
OTHER GAMES
Blainville-Boisbriand at Saint John - 3:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Halifax at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
Quebec at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs hit the road and take on the Voltigeurs in
Drummondville next Friday at 8pm.
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