GAMEDAY
Round 3, Game 4
Saint John Sea Dogs vs Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Tonight at 8:30pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: VOX TV| Live
Blog: SN
Georges Vezina Centre – Chicoutimi, Que.
SERIES STATUS
Saint John leads the best-of-seven semifinal playoff
series 2-1.
PREVIEW
CHICOUTIMI, Que. – This series got a whole lot more interesting
with Chicoutimi’s 5-4 overtime victory on Tuesday night.
Instead of the Saint John Sea Dogs being a win away from
advancing, the Sagueneens have a chance to even this series up at 2-2 this
evening at the Georges Vezina Centre. Game time for Game 4 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal is 8:30pm.
In an entertaining game on Tuesday, Chicoutimi jumped out
to a 2-0 lead after one. The Sea Dogs dominated the second period but could
only beat Christopher Gibson twice to tie it at 2-2. Saint John took the lead twice
in the third period but Chicoutimi quickly tied it both times. The Sags
capitalized on a turnover in overtime and took the game 5-4.
The big guns came to play for Chicoutimi.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice while Charles Hudon, Gabriel Bourret, and
Etienne Brodeur added singles. Christian Ouellet added three assists. Christopher Gibson was
solid, making 42 saves. The Sags are going to need more of this stuff if they
want to win tonight.
Saint John didn’t play awful but didn’t play terrific, either.
They looked like they just weren’t hitting the high gear. The Dogs had goals
from Nathan Beaulieu, Tomas Jurco, Ryan Tesink, and Danick Gauthier. They'll look
to improve on some things tonight.
Tuesday’s game ended Saint John’s 13-game winning streak
going back to the regular season. They haven’t lost back-to-back games many
times this year. They haven’t lost back-to-back playoff games since Games 5 and
6 of the 2010 President’s Cup Final against Moncton.
The Sags looked like a different team on Tuesday. The
atmosphere was nuts. Another big challenge awaits the Sea Dogs tonight.
If the Sags win, it would force a Game 6 on Monday night
back in Chicoutimi. Game 5 is Saturday night at Harbour Station.
| Saint John | Chicoutimi | |
| Record | 10-1-0-0 | 9-7-0-0 |
| Home Record | 6-0-0-0 | 5-2-0-0 |
| Road Record | 4-1-0-0 | 4-5-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 6.83 (1st) | 3.11 (9th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.34 (1st) | 3.23 (7th) |
| Shots For/Game | 38.21 (1st) | 27.04 (11th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 25.89 (3rd) | 32.06 (9th) |
| Overall PP | 30.5% (1st) | 17.9% (13th) |
| Home PP | 40.0% (1st) | 13.3% (12th) |
| Road PP | 16.7% (10th) | 21.6% (7th) |
| Overall PK | 88.2% (1st) | 82.6% (5th) |
| Home PK | 82.1% (7th) | 93.3% (2nd) |
| Road PK | 95.7% (1st) | 74.4% (10th) |
| PIM/GAME | 17.5 (6th) | 16.8 (10th) |
| Attendance | 5,110 (3rd) | 3,881 (7th) |
LEADING SCORERS – PLAYOFFS
Chicoutimi
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Christian Ouellet | 16 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Guillaume Asselin | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Charlie Coyle | 11 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Stanislav Galiev | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Zack Phillips | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
GOALTENDERS - PLAYOFFS
Chicoutimi
Chicoutimi
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Christopher Gibson | 9-5-2-0 | 3.13 | 0.902 |
| Francois Desrosiers | 0-0-0-0 | 5.20 | 0.846 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Mathieu Corbeil | 10-0-1-0 | 2.34 | 0.910 |
| Sebastien Auger | 0-0-0-0 | - - - | - - - |
GAME ONE – Chicoutimi 1, Saint John 4
GAME TWO – Chicoutimi 2, Saint John 5
GAME THREE – Saint John 4, Chicoutimi 5 (OT)
GAME FOUR – Thursday, April 26: 8:30 p.m. @ Centre
Georges-Vezina
GAME FIVE – Saturday, April 28: 7 p.m. @ Harbour Station
*GAME SIX – Monday, April 30: 8:30 p.m. @ Centre
Georges-Vezina
*GAME SEVEN – Tuesday, May 1: 7 p.m. @ Harbour Station
SEASON SERIES
October 29 – Chicoutimi 0, Saint John 6
December 4 – Chicoutimi 8, Saint John 3
March 9 – Saint John 3, Chicoutimi 4 (SO)
TV
Tonight’s game is being broadcast on VOX TV in Quebec. No
idea if any cable/satellite providers have the station in NB. If we find a stream we
will tweet the link.
NOTES
- Charlie Coyle is second in playoff scoring with 25 points.
- Christian Ouellet is tied for first in playoff goals with 13.
- Ouellet is tied for the league lead in playoff power play goals with five.
- Coyle and Stanislav Galiev are both a league best +20.
- Christopher Gibson has played the most minutes of any goaltender in the playoffs.
OTHER SERIES
Halifax won again last night, meaning that series is tied
2-2. Game 5 is tomorrow night in Rimouski and will be shown on Sportsnet.
NEXT GAME
Game 5 of this series is on Saturday night at 7pm at
Harbour Station.
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