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PEI Rocket vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7:30pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – It’s a battle of worst versus first tonight
at Harbour Station as the PEI Rocket travel to Saint John to take on the Sea
Dogs. Game time is 7:30pm.
Tonight’s contest is the second-to-last home game for the
Sea Dogs this regular season. The game has been designated “Irish Celebration
Night.”
The Sea Dogs enter action tonight as the top team in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and are ranked No. 1 nationally in the BMO
CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings. Saint John has a record of 45-14-0-2 for 92
points, three ahead of the Shawinigan Cataractes in the race for first place.
Oh yeah, the Dogs have also won 15 straight games.
Saint John is 26-5-0-1 at Harbour Station this year
heading into their final homestand. The Sea Dogs have outscored opponents
151-77.
The Rocket enter play this evening with a record of
17-39-2-2 for 38 points. They sit last in the Maritimes Division and last
overall in the league. With eight games left on their schedule, they sit seven
points back of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles for the final playoff spot.
They’re going to need some things to go their way if they want to make the
post-season.
PEI has lost eight straight games going into tonight. They are 2-8-0-0 in their last 10.
On the road this year, the Rocket are 6-22-0-1 and have
been outscored 150-82. They are tied with the Screaming Eagles for the fewest
road wins in the league.
THE NUMBERS
| PEI | Saint John | |
| Record | 17-39-2-2 (6th Maritimes) | 45-14-0-2 (1st Maritimes) |
| Home Record | - - - | 26-5-0-1 |
| Road Record | 6-22-0-1 | - - - |
| Streak | 0-8-0-0 | 15-0-0-0 |
| Last 10 | 2-8-0-0 | 10-0-0-0 |
| Goals For | 180 | 263 |
| Goals Against | 278 | 162 |
| Overall PP | 20.1% (12th) | 22.8% (8th) |
| Home PP | - - - | 23.5% (7th) |
| Road PP | 16.8% (15th) | - - - |
| Overall PK | 71.4% (17th) | 80% (6th) |
| Home PK | - - - | 84.4% (3rd) |
| Road PK | 70% (16th) | - - - |
| PIM/GAME | 17.8 (2nd) | 16.5 (5th) |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-3 win over the Moncton
Wildcats on Tuesday night at Harbour Station. Charlie Coyle, Jonathan
Huberdeau, Maxime Villemaire, Nathan Beaulieu, and Stanislav Galiev all had
goals in the win. Beaulieu, Aidan Kelly, and Kevin Gagne each had two assists.
Mathieu Corbeil made 18 saves for the victory.
The Rocket are coming off a 7-3 loss in Val-d’Or last
Saturday. Josh Currie scored twice while Olivier Croteau had the other Rocket
goal. Maxime Lagace allowed three goals on 11 shots before being pulled.
Antoine Bibeau allowed four on 25 shots in relief.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 6-0-0-1 against the Rocket this year
while PEI is 1-6-0-0 against Saint John.
Their last meeting was on February 15 at the
Charlottetown Civic Centre when the Sea Dogs destroyed the Rocket by score of
10-1. Jonathan Huberdeau, Tomas Jurco, and Maxime Villemaire each had two goals
while singles came from Charlie Coyle, Danick Gauthier, Oliver Cooper, and
Stanislav Galiev. Alex Noel had the lone PEI goal. Mathieu Corbeil made 21
saves in the win while Maxime Lagace and Antoine Bibeau combined to allow 10 goals on
34 shots.
LEADING SCORERS
Zack Phillips leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 76
points (28G, 48A) in 54 games this year. Danick Gauthier has a team high 41
goals while Phillips leads the squad in assists with 48.
The Rocket are led by Ben Duffy who has 75 points (32G,
43A) in 60 games this year. Duffy leads the team in goals with 32 and assists
with 43.
PROBABLE GOALTENDERS
Sebastien Auger (12-2-0-2, 2.88 GAA, 0.88 SV%) for Saint
John and Maxime Lagace (11-32-2-1, 4.47 GAA, 0.870 SV%) for PEI.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs are averaging 4,461 fans per game this season at Harbour Station, good for third in the league.
- Danick Gauthier is second in the league in goals with 41. Ben Duffy is 11th with 32.
- Zack Phillips is sixth in assists with 48.
- Duffy is ninth in power play goals with 12.
- Josh Currie is third in shorthanded goals with four.
- Gauthier is third in game-winning goals with seven.
- Phillips is ninth in first goals with six.
- Ian Saab is second in penalty minutes with 159. Jimmy Oligny is fourth with 141.
- Jonathan Huberdeau is a league best +45.
- Matej Beran is fourth in rookie scoring with 59 points in 60 games.
- Huberdeau has a league high five shorthanded assists.
- The Sea Dogs have won nine straight home games.
OTHER GAMES
Moncton at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Shawinigan at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Drummondville at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EST
Cape Breton at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Halifax at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in their
final home game of the regular season tomorrow night at 7pm.
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