GAMEDAY 51: vs Armada

GAMEDAY

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Today at 3pm

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

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 15^th with 36.
• Tanguy is 12^th 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.