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PEI Rocket vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7:30pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – The surprising PEI Rocket make a visit to
Harbour Station tonight to take on the Saint John Sea Dogs. Game time for the
annual Pink in the Rink game is 7:30pm.
The Rocket, who most had finishing at or near the
basement of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League standings, are off to a solid
10-4-0-0 start and sit fifth overall in the league and second in the Telus
Maritimes Division.
PEI has won three straight and are 7-3-0-0 in their last
10 games. They’ve played Saint John once previously this season, shutting out
the Sea Dogs by score of 4-0 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre.
It’s certainly a change of pace for the Rocket. Over the
past several seasons the team has either been terrible or never lived up to
expectations. But now, it appears the squad is surpassing expectations for a change.
The Rocket will be taking on a Sea Dogs team that has had
a rough month so far. Saint John has won just twice in October and hasn’t won a
game in regulation time since September 30.
The Dogs have a 6-7-0-0 record and sit fifth in the Telus
Maritimes Division and 14th overall in the QMJHL. They have been
outscored 54-36 by competition this season.
Saint John is led by Jonathan Huberdeau who has 18 points
in 13 games this season. Ben Duffy leads PEI in scoring with 27 points in 14
contents.
This is the first of three straight home games for the
Sea Dogs. Their home stand continues on Sunday against Chicoutimi and Wednesday
against Blainville-Boisbriand.
THE NUMBERS| PEI | Saint John | |
| Record | 10-4-0-0 (2nd Maritimes) | 6-7-0-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 6-3-0-0 | 3-3-0-0 |
| Road Record | 4-1-0-0 | 3-4-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 4.18 (4th) | 2.72 (16th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.11 (7th) | 4.08 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 29.51 (10th) | 28.51 (13th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 28.81 (9th) | 33.50 (15th) |
| Overall PP | 25.0% (4th) | 21.7% (8th) |
| Home PP | 28.2% (4th) | 32.4% (3rd) |
| Road PP | 21.2% (7th) | 9.4% (18th) |
| Overall PK | 86.8% (2nd) | 78.7% (10th) |
| Home PK | 85.7% (7th) | 73.1% (16th) |
| Road PK | 88.5% (1st) | 82.9% (4th) |
| PIM/GAME | 23.1 | 16.1 |
| Attendance | 1,718 | 3,887 |
LEADING SCORERS
PEI
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Ben Duffy | 14 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Josh Currie | 14 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Alex Micallef | 14 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 13 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Ryan Tesink | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Kevin Gagne | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
GOALTENDERS
PEI
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Antoine Bibeau | 6-1-0-0 | 2.02 | 0.927 |
| Maxime Lagace | 4-3-0-0 | 4.17 | 0.861 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 6-5-0-0 | 3.12 | 0.906 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-2-0-0 | 8.50 | 0.754 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 loss in Baie-Comeau on
Saturday. Ryan Tesink and Jakub Izacky each scored for Saint John. Alex
Fournier made 24 saves in the loss.
The Rocket are coming off a 6-3 win over the Chicoutimi
Sagueneens last night in Charlottetown. Josh Currie had a hat trick while Erik
Robichaud, Ben Duffy, and Alexis Pepin each scored for PEI. Maxime Lagace only
had to make 17 saves in the win.
Via HockeyFights.com, there was an old school line brawl at the Rocket-Sags game last night.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Rocket this season
while PEI is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
They previously met on October 10 where the Rocket
defeated the Sea Dogs 4-0 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre. Louick Marcotte,
Victor Provencher, Ben Duffy, and Josh Currie all scored for the Rocket.
Antoine Bibeau made 22 saves for the shutout win while Sebastien Auger made 29
in the loss.
PINK IN THE RINK
All of this from the Sea Dogs:
Tonight, October 26th the Saint John Sea Dogs play the
PEI Rocket (Game Time is 7:30pm) and it is Pink in the Rink Night where the Sea
Dogs will wear special limited edition pink jerseys. These Sea Dogs Jerseys
will be raffled at the game with the proceeds being donated by the Sea Dogs
Foundation to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
UPDATE: Sea Dogs Captain Jonathan Huberdeau will wear a
different jersey in each period at tonights game! His jersey from the third
period will be given away with the raffle draw, while his first and second
period jerseys will be auctioned live after the game. The auction will take
place at Sea Dogs Central (behind section S), so stay after the game to make a
bid! Also being auctioned will be Sea Dogs Mascot Fleaburn's jersey which is
signed by the entire Sea Dogs roster.
How to buy Raffle Tickets
Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Sea Dogs office in
advance of the game (above the main box office lobby) from 9am - 4.30pm. Raffle
tickets can also be purchased tonight at the game until the end of the second
period.
Ticket Prices are:
$5 for 1 ticket
$10 for 3 tickets
$20 for 10 tickets
How to Win!
Winning raffle tickets will be announced during the third
period on Friday October 26th and jerseys will be given to winning fans after
Friday's game. Fans who win and do not claim their jersey at Fridays game have
until November 2, 2012 to claim their jersey at the Sea Dogs office.
For more information, please contact the Sea Dogs office
at 657-3647.
NOTES
- Ryan Tesink is expected to serve the first game of a two-game suspension tonight. He was given the suspension following his match penalty for cross-checking last Saturday against Baie-Comeau.
- Rocket forward Matej Beran is expected to miss a month with a broken wrist. Big blow for PEI. Beran has 12 points in 13 games this season.
- Ben Duffy is sixth in the league in scoring with 27 points in 14 games.
- Josh Currie is third in goals with 15.
- Duffy is tied for the league lead in assists with 16.
- Stephen MacAulay is third in power play goals with six.
- Currie is tied for the league lead in power play assists with eight.
- Victor Provencher has served the most penalty minutes in the league with 49.
OUT OF TOWN
Drummondville at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Moncton at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Quebec - 7:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Acadie-Bathurst at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EDT
Rimouski at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Sunday
afternoon at 3pm at Harbour Station.
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