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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Quebec Remparts
Tonight at 8:00pm
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Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, Quebec
QUEBEC CITY – The Saint John Sea Dogs are in for a tough
test tonight.
The Sea Dogs begin their first Quebec road swing of the
season this evening, taking on the Quebec Remparts – one of the league’s best
teams – at 8pm at Colisee Pepsi.
Quebec is off to a solid 8-1-0-0 start and sits first in the
Telus East Division and third overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
They’ve outscored opponents 42-17. Their 42 goals in the third most scored by
any team in the circuit.
To make things even tougher on Saint John, the Remparts
are a perfect 5-0 at home this season and have outscored opponents 29-11. The
Colisee is always a tough building to play in especially for a team with a lot
of young and inexperienced players like the Sea Dogs.
The Remparts have an impressive lineup headlined by
Mikhail Grigorenko, the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft. The
Russian forward leads the Remparts in scoring with eight goals and 12 assists in just nine games. Logan Shaw, Adam Erne, and Nick Sorensen are also among the
team leaders in point production. Like Saint John last year, Quebec’s lineup is
like an all-star team.
Saint John will certainly have their hands full tonight.
The Dogs have struggled over the past few games and haven’t won in regulation
time since September 30 in Moncton. Saint John’s defense has been an issue of
late, giving up 31 goals over the past five games.
The Sea Dogs enter action this evening with 5-5-0-0
record and sit fourth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 12th
overall in the QMJHL. They’ve scored 28 goals this season while giving up 40.
The Dogs are 2-2-0-0 away from Harbour Station.
Saint John continues to be led by Captain Jonathan
Huberdeau who has eight goals and seven assists in 10 games.
THE NUMBERS| Quebec | Saint John | |
| Record | 8-1-0-0 (3rd East) | 5-5-0-0 (4th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 5-0-0-0 | 3-3-0-0 |
| Road Record | 3-1-0-0 | 2-2-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 4.64 (2nd) | 2.76 (14th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 1.88 (1st) | 3.94 (15th) |
| Shots For/Game | 31.15 (9th) | 28.99 (12th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 25.96 (4th) | 34.31 (15th) |
| Overall PP | 35.7% (1st) | 21.7% (7th) |
| Home PP | 38.5% (1st) | 32.4% (3rd) |
| Road PP | 31.2% (1st) | 4.3% (18th) |
| Overall PK | 82.5% (9th) | 79.5% (13th) |
| Home PK | 83.3% (12th) | 73.1% (16th) |
| Road PK | 81.2% (8th) | 88.9% (2nd) |
| PIM/GAME | 12.6 | 16.0 |
| Attendance | 10,313 | 3,887 |
LEADING SCORERS
Quebec
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Mikhail Grigorenko | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Logan Shaw | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Adam Erne | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Ryan Tesink | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Stephen MacAulay | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
GOALTENDERS
Quebec
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Francois Brassard | 7-1-0-0 | 1.87 | 0.926 |
| Zachary Fortin | 1-0-0-0 | 2.00 | 0.938 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 5-4-0-0 | 3.18 | 0.906 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-1-0-0 | 11.00 | 0.718 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a Saturday night 7-1 loss to
the Val-d’Or Foreurs on home ice. Stephen MacAulay had Saint John’s lone goal
which came on the power play. Alex Fournier made the start in net but was
pulled after the first after allowing four goals on 13 shots. Sebastien Auger
allowed three goals on 24 shots in relief.
The Remparts are coming off a 4-1 victory in Gatineau on
Friday. Mikhail Grigorenko had two goals while Adam Erne and Nick Sorensen
added singles. Francois Brassard made 18 saves in net for the win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Saint John went 2-1-0-0 against Quebec last season while
the Remparts went 1-2-0-0 against the Sea Dogs.
The last time they met was on February 17 at Harbour
Station with Saint John winning 4-1. Tomas Jurco, Danick Gauthier, Maxime
Villemaire, and Stanislav Galiev each had goals for the Dogs. Jonathan
Huberdeau registered three assists. Mathieu Corbeil made 25 saves in net for
the win. For the Remparts, Anthony Duclair scored their lone goal. Francois
Brassard was pulled after giving up three goals on 12 shots. Louis Domingue
made 25 saves in relief.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs will play in Chicoutimi on Friday and finish off their road trip on Saturday in Baie-Comeau.
- Mikhail Grigorenko is fourth in league scoring with 20 points.
- Grigorenko’s 12 goals place him second in the league.
- Stephen MacAulay is second in power play goals with six.
- Martin Lefebvre leads the league in power play assists with seven.
- Nick Sorensen is fourth in rookie scoring with 11 points.
- The Remparts need to sort out their import situation soon.
OTHER GAMES
Sherbrooke at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Halifax at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM ADT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs head to Chicoutimi to take on the Sagueneens
on Friday night.
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