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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Tonight at 7:30pm
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KC Irving Regional Centre – Bathurst, NB
BATHURST, NB – The Acadie-Bathurst Titan spoiled the
Saint John Sea Dogs home opener last night. Tonight, the Sea Dogs will look to
return the favour.
The Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 3-1 last night at Harbour
Station in the first game of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season. This
evening Saint John will battle Bathurst at the KC Irving Regional Centre on one
of nine games in the circuit. Game time is 7:30pm.
Robert Davis, Raphael Lafontaine, and Brandon Hynes scored
for the Titan last night. Jacob Brennan made 26 saves in net for the win.
Bathurst’s power play had a strong performance, going 2-for-3.
The Seas Dogs’ lone goal came from Stephen MacAulay, a
goal that was setup by fellow veterans Jonathan Huberdeau and Kevin Gagne.
Sebastien Auger allowed three goals on 29 shots in the loss. Saint John’s power
play couldn’t get much going, scoring just once on six opportunities.
Saint John will look to get some more offense going
tonight. The Dogs were outshot 29-27 yesterday.
The Titan hosted the Sea Dogs in their home opener last
season as well, a game that saw Saint John suffer one of their worst losses of
the season. Auger allowed eight goals on 27 shots in an 8-1 loss. Zach O’Brien
had a hat trick in that game.
This is Saint John’s only game of the weekend. They
return to action on Wednesday when they host the Moncton Wildcats. The Titan
host Cape Breton on Wednesday.
THE NUMBERS
| Saint John | Bathurst | |
| Record | 0-1-0-0 (6th Maritimes) | 1-0-0-0 (1st Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 0-1-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 |
| Road Record | 0-0-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 1.00 (2nd) | 3.00 (1st) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.00 (18th) | 1.00 (17th) |
| Shots For/Game | 27.00 (2nd) | 29.00 (1st) |
| Shots Against/Game | 29.00 (18th) | 27.00 (17th) |
| Overall PP | 16.7% (2nd) | 66.7% (1st) |
| Home PP | 16.7% (1st) | - - - |
| Road PP | - - - | 66.7% (1st) |
| Overall PK | 33.3% (2nd) | 83.3% (1st) |
| Home PK | 33.3% (1st) | - - - |
| Road PK | - - - | 83.3% (1st) |
| PIM/GAME | 20.0 | 11.0 |
| Attendance | 4,193 (1st) | - - - |
LEADING SCORERS
Bathurst
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Robert Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Hynes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Raphael Lafontaine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Stephen MacAulay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Gagne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
GOALTENDERS
Bathurst
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Jacob Brennan | 1-0-0-0 | 1.00 | 0.963 |
| Mason McDonald | 0-0-0-0 | - - - | - - - |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 1-0-0-0 | 3.05 | 0.897 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-0-0-0 | - - - | - - - |
LAST GAMES
These two teams met last night at Harbour Station with
the Titan winning 3-1. Raphael Lafontaine, Robert Davis, and Brandon Hynes
scored for the Titan. Saint John’s lone goal came from Stephen MacAulay.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs were 4-3-0-1 against the Titan last season
while Bathurst went 4-4-0-0 against Saint John.
These two met in pre-season action on August 22 with
Bathurst winning 5-2. Marcus Cuomo and Connor Donaghey scored for Saint John.
The Titan had goals from Alexandre Gosselin, Patrick Zdrahal, Sean Girard,
Robert Davis, and Olivier Houle. Jacob Brennan allowed two goals on 18 shots.
Sebastien Auger allowed two goals on 26 shots in half-a-game of action while
Alex Fournier allowed three goals on 14 shots.
The last time these two met in regular season action was
on March 3 at Harbour Station. Stephen MacAulay, Jonathan Huberdeau, Tomas
Jurco, Danick Gauthier, and Nathan Beaulieu all scored as the Sea Dogs beat the
Titan 5-2.Christophe Lalancette and Christophe Losier scored for Bathurst.
Robert Steeves allowed five goals on 38 shots in the loss while Mathieu Corbeil
allowed two on 29 shots in the win.
LINEUP
The Sea Dogs are suffering from the injury bug early this
season. They were without defensemen Pierre Durepos (hip) and David Weckworth
(knees) and forwards Matthew Highmore (shoulder) and Spencer Smallman (shoulder)
last night. Oliver Cooper also left last night’s game in the first period and
did not return.
NOTES
- The Titan’s home opener has traditionally been one of the most attended games of the year at the KC Irving Regional Centre.
- After tonight's match, these two don't play each other again until November 18 in Bathurst.
- That’s all we got.
OTHER GAMES
Every team in the league plays tonight.
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Moncton at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Quebec - 7:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EDT
Drummondville at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EDT
The PEI Rocket will unveil their new team name tonight.
The Sherbrooke Phoenix also play their first game in the league.
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday night
at Harbour Station.
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