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Quebec Remparts vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 8pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: Sportsnet | Live
Blog: SN
Harbour Station
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – Winners of 10 straight, the Saint John Sea
Dogs look to extend their winning streak to 11 tonight with the national
spotlight on them. The Sea Dogs host the Quebec Remparts at 8pm at Harbour
Station in a game that can be seen live coast-to-coast on Sportsnet.
Saint John enters action tonight with a record of
40-14-0-2 for 82 points. They are one-point up on the Shawinigan Cataractes for
first-place overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
The Dogs have are 22-5-0-1 at Harbour Station this season
and have won five straight at home.
The Remparts enter tonight’s game with a record of
34-14-5-2 and sit third in the tough Telus East Division and fifth overall in
the QMJHL with 75 points. They are six points back of the Shawinigan Cataractes
for the division lead. Quebec has struggled of late, winning just five of their
last 10.
The Remparts are 17-8-3-0 on the road this season and
have outscored opponents 107-82.
PROMOTIONS
The Sea Dogs are asking fans to bring donations of
nutritious cereal or breakfast bars to Friday’s game against the Quebec
Remparts. All cereal collected will go to the breakfast programs at seven
Community/PALS Schools in the city of Saint John.
It is also Country Music Night at Harbour Station,
sponsored by CHSJ Country 94. Fans are encouraged to wear their cowboy boots
and hats, on-air personalities will be in attendance and country music will be
played throughout the game.
THE NUMBERS
| Quebec | Saint John | |
| Record | 34-14-5-2 (3rd East) | 40-14-0-2 (1st Maritimes) |
| Home Record | - - - | 22-5-0-1 |
| Road Record | 17-8-3-0 | - - - |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 10-0-0-0 |
| Last 10 | 5-4-1-0 | 10-0-0-0 |
| Goals For | 227 | 235 |
| Goals Against | 161 | 152 |
| Overall PP | 27.7% (2nd) | 22.2% (9th) |
| Home PP | - - - | 22.9% (12th) |
| Road PP | 25.5% (2nd) | - - - |
| Overall PK | 84.1% (1st) | 79.4% (6th) |
| Home PK | - - - | 84.5% (4th) |
| Road PK | 83.2% (3rd) | - - - |
| PIM/GAME | 12.1 (17th) | 16.5 (6th) |
The Sea Dogs are coming off a dominating 10-1 win over
the PEI Rocket on Wednesday in Charlottetown. Jonathan Huberdeau, Tomas Jurco,
and Maxime Villemaire each scored twice while singles came from Charlie Coyle,
Danick Gauthier, Oliver Cooper and Stanislav Galiev. Coyle, Huberdeau, and Ryan
Tesink all added two assists apiece. Mathieu Corbeil made 21 saves for the win.
The Remparts are also coming off a blowout win. They
defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 9-1 on Tuesday night at Pepsi Colisee. Mikhail
Girgorenko and Adam Erne each scored twice while singles came from Anthony
Duclair, Martin Lefebvre, Gabriel Desjardins, Frederick Roy, and Marc-Antoine
Carrier. Francois Brassard made 17 saves in net for the
victory.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs and Remparts have met twice previously this
season with each side winning once.
On October 23 at Harbour Station, Danick Gauthier scored
twice with solo markers coming from Tomas Jurco, Jason Cameron, Nathan Beaulieu
and Charles Roussel in a 6-0 Saint John victory. Jonathan Huberdeau added three assists
while Mathieu Corbeil stopped all 22 shots he faced. Louis Domingue allowed six
goals on 49 shots.
On November 22 at the Quebec Colisee, Mikhail Grigorenko
had a hat trick for Quebec in a 4-1 win over Saint John. Patrick Walsh had the
other Quebec goal while Zack Phillips scored for Saint John. Mathieu Corebil
allowed four goals on 33 shots while Louis Domingue made 26 saves for the win.
SCORING LEADERS
Zack Phillips leads Saint John in scoring with 71 points
(27G, 44A) in 49 games this season. Danick Gauthier leads the club in goals
with 39 on the year while Phillips has registered a team high 44 assists.
Frederick Roy leads Quebec in scoring with 70 points
(21G, 49A) in 52 games this year. Mikhail Grigorenko leads the Remparts in
goals with 31 while Roy’s 49 assists are a team high.
PROBABLE GOALTENDERS
Mathieu Corbeil (31-9-0-0, 2.33 GAA, 0.913 SV%) for Saint
John and Francois Brassard (15-6-3-0, 2.71 GAA, 0.909 SV%) for Quebec.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs are averaging 4,272 fans per game this season at Harbour Station.
- Jason Cameron is suspended for tonight’s game. Devon Oliver-Dares will not play because of a broken collarbone.
- Zack Phillips is sixth in the league in points with 71. Frederick Roy is 10th with 70.
- Danick Gauthier is second in goals with 39.
- Gauthier is third in game-winning goals with seven.
- Phillips is a league best +41.
- Mikhail Grigorenko leads all rookies in points with 69.
- Ian Saab is second in penalty minutes with 150.
- Corbeil leads all goalies in wins with 31.
- Cobeil’s save percentage of 0.913 is the third best in the league. Francois Brassard’s 0.909 save percentage is fourth best in the Q.
OTHER GAMES
Victoriaville at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Val-d'Or at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Gatineau at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Halifax Mooseheads this Tuesday at
7pm at Harbour Station.
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