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Sunday, October 28, 2012

GAMEDAY 15 - vs Sagueneens

GAMEDAY
Chicoutimi Sagueneens vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Today at 3:00pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None | Live Blog: SN
Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – The Chicoutimi Sagueneens are in town today for an afternoon contest against the Saint John Sea Dogs. Puck drop is scheduled for 3pm at Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs will be hoping to make it two straight wins today after pulling off a 4-3 overtime victory over the PEI Rocket on Friday night at the Station. Kevin Gagne scored at 2:44 of the extra frame to give the Dogs the extra point.

Saint John currently sits fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 14th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with a 7-7-0-0 record for 14 points. They are just 4-6-0-0 over their last 10 games but the team has been paying relatively well over the past few games.

Captain Jonathan Huberdeau is leading the way offensively with 10 goals and nine assists in 14 games this season.

The Sagueneens certainly won’t be as rested as the Sea Dogs. Chicoutimi played last night in Halifax and fell 6-2 to the mighty Mooseheads who are on a big time roll. The Sags, who led 2-0 after one, could only fire 17 shots on net in the loss.

Chicoutimi has been struggling of late and are on a 0-3-0-1 run and are just 4-5-0-1 over their last 10 games. The Sags sit 13th in the league with a record of 6-8-1-1 for 14 points.

The Sags are led by Laurent Dauphin and Guillaume Asselin who each have 17 points in 16 games this season. Charles Hudon has not played since October 17 and is currently suffering from a concussion, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie.

This is the third and final game of a three-game trip through the Maritimes for the Sags. They played in PEI on Thursday and Halifax last night.

For Saint John, this is the second match of a stretch of three straight home games. They host the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Wednesday to close it out.

THE NUMBERS
ChicoutimiSaint John
Record6-8-1-1 (5th East)7-7-0-0 (5th Maritimes)
Home Record3-5-0-14-3-0-0
Road Record3-3-1-03-4-0-0
Goals For/Game3.02 (13th)2.80 (15th)
Goals Against/Game3.27 (7th)3.99 (14th)
Shots For/Game27.26 (15th)29.15 (12th)
Shots Against/Game32.20 (12th)33.70 (14th)
Overall PP18.1% (13th)23.0% (9th)
Home PP18.4% (14th)33.3% (3rd)
Road PP17.8% (9th)9.4% (16th)
Overall PK78.2% (10th)78.8% (9th)
Home PK83.7% (9th)74.2% (16th)
Road PK72.7% (14th)82.9% (4th)
PIM/GAME21.116.4
Attendance2,8593,905

LEADING SCORERS
Chicoutimi
PlayerGPGoalsAssistsPoints
Laurent Dauphin1671017
Guillaume Asselin1661117
Charles Hudon119716

Saint John
PlayerGPGoalsAssistsPoints
Jonathan Huberdeau1410919
Ryan Tesink135813
Stephen MacAulay107411

GOALTENDERS
Chicoutimi
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Francis Desrosiers4-7-1-12.920.909
Julio Billia0-0-0-03.650.917

Saint John
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Sebastien Auger7-5-0-03.100.907
Alex Fournier0-2-0-08.500.754

LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime victory over the PEI Rocket on Friday night at Harbour Station. Stephen MacAulay, Jakub Izacky, Olivier Leblanc, and Kevin Gagne all scored for Saint John. Sebastien Auger made 35 saves for the win.


The Sagueneens are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Mooseheads last night in Halifax. Guillaume Asselin and Lukas Sedlak each scored for Chicoutimi who led 2-0 after the first period. The Sags fired just 17 shots on goal in the loss. Francis Desrosiers made 29 saves before giving way to Mathieu Duquette who made six stops.


HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Sagueneens this season while Chicoutimi is 0-0-0-1 against Saint John.

The Sea Dogs and Sags met just over a week ago on October 19. The Sea Dogs edged the Sags 4-3 in a shootout in Chicoutimi. Jason Seed, Jakub Izacky, and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for Saint John while Chicoutimi had markers from Gabriel Gagnon, Laurent Dauphin, and Jeremy Gregoire. Sebastien Auger made 31 saves for the win while Francis Desrosiers made 32 in the loss. Huberdeau scored the lone shootout goal.

THE LAST TIME...
The last time these two teams met at Harbour Station, Stanislav Galiev scored in overtime of Game 5 of the President Cup semi-finals to send Saint John to the league final and Chicoutimi to the golf course.


NOTES
  • It’s Mascot Night. Buckle up.
  • Former Sea Dogs defenseman Guillaume Cloutier has a goal and nine assists in 16 games with Chicoutimi this season.
  • Sea Dogs forward Ryan Tesink will serve the second game of his two-game suspension today.
  • Stephen MacAulay is second in the league in power play goals with seven.
  • Guillaume Asselin sits third in the league in first goals with three.
  • Laurent Dauphin is fourth in rookie scoring with 17 points.
  • Asselin is fifth in shorthanded assists with two.
  • Jakub Izacky has scored in three straight games.

OUT OF TOWN
P.E.I. at Halifax - 4:00 PM ADT
Gatineau at Quebec - 3:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Rouyn-Noranda - 4:00 PM EDT

NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Wednesday night at 7pm at Harbour Station.

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