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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Tonight at 8:30pm
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Iamgold Arena – Rouyn-Noranda, Que.
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Two teams that are both on three-game
winning streaks clash tonight in Rouyn-Noranda.
The Huskies, 16-8-0-1, host the Saint John Sea Dogs, 13-12-0-0,
at 8:30pm this evening in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. The contest
is part of Saint John’s odd mid-week, two-game trip through Quebec that
will also see them take on the Val-d’Or Foreurs.
The Sea Dogs are coming off a wild 5-4 win over the
Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday that saw them nearly blow a four-goal lead. That gave
Saint John a third consecutive victory thanks to previous wins over Cape Breton and
Bathurst.
Saint John sits fourth in the Telus Maritimes Division
and 12th overall in the QMJHL with 26 points. They are within
striking distance of several teams in the overall standings, so a good week
could see them move up a bit.
Jonathan Huberdeau continues to lead Saint John in
scoring with 36 points in 25 games. Ryan Tesink has a team best 15 goals.
Rouyn-Noranda, who have won three straight and are
5-5-0-0 in their last 10 games just like Saint John, enters action tonight
sitting sixth overall in the league and second in the Telus West Division with
33 points.
Jean-Sebastien Dea has slowed down a bit but still leads
the Huskies in scoring with 41 points, just ahead of Sven Andrighetto who has
40. Dea has a team best 22 goals while Andrighetto leads the squad in assists
with 24.
THE NUMBERS| Rouyn-Noranda | Saint John | |
| Record | 16-8-0-1 (2nd West) | 13-12-0-0 (4th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 9-4-0-0 | 7-5-0-0 |
| Road Record | 7-4-0-1 | 6-7-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 4.43 (2nd) | 3.08 (14th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.52 (11th) | 3.79 (13th) |
| Shots For/Game | 30.78 (7th) | 28.42 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 28.37 (7th) | 32.49 (13th) |
| Overall PP | 27.1% (5th) | 22.2% (9th) |
| Home PP | 27.1% (8th) | 29.7% (7th) |
| Road PP | 27.1% (2nd) | 14.5% (14th) |
| Overall PK | 76.9% (11th) | 76.7% (12th) |
| Home PK | 84.4% (6th) | 78.2% (14th) |
| Road PK | 71.9% (14th) | 75.4% (9th) |
| PIM/GAME | 19.0 | 16.5 |
| Attendance | 2,072 | 3,670 |
LEADING SCORERS
Rouyn-Noranda
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | 25 | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| Sven Andrighetto | 23 | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| Gabriel Desjardins | 24 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 25 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| Ryan Tesink | 23 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Stephen MacAulay | 21 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
GOALTENDERS
Rouyn-Noranda
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Alexandre Belanger | 7-0-0-1 | 2.94 | 0.891 |
| Robin Gusse | 9-8-0-0 | 3.69 | 0.873 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 13-9-0-0 | 3.11 | 0.903 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-3-0-0 | 7.50 | 0.792 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 win over the
Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday afternoon at Harbour Station. Ryan Tesink, Pierre
Durepos, Jakub Izacky, Oliver Cooper, and Jurij Repe scored for Saint John.
Sebastien Auger made 38 saves in net for the win.
The Huskies are coming off a 6-2 win over the
Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday. Marcus Power, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Maxime
St-Cyr, Gabriel Desjardins, Nikita Kucherov, and Felix Caron scored for Rouyn-Noranda.
Alexandre Belanger made 24 saves in net for the victory.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Huskies this season
while Rouyn-Noranda is 0-0-0-1 against Saint John.
Their only previous meeting this season came back on
October 12 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Huskies 6-5 in a
shootout. Stephen MacAulay had a hat trick while Devon Oliver-Dares and Oliver
Cooper also scored for Saint John. Sven Andrighetto had two goals for
Rouyn-Noranda while Dillon Fournier, Jean-Sebastien Dea, and Gabriel Desjardins
also scored. Alexandre Belanger made 31 saves in the loss while Sebastien Auger
made 27 in the win. Jonathan Huberdeau scored the only goal in the shootout goal.
NOTES
- Michael Mastrangelo will serve the first game of the three-game suspension he received following Sunday’s game against Baie-Comeau.
- Jean-Sebastien Dea’s 22 goals are good for third in the league.
- Sven Andrighetto is seventh in assists with 24.
- Dea leads the league in power play goals with 12.
- Marcus Power is second in shorthanded goals with three.
- Gabriel Desjardins is second in shorthanded assists with three.
OUT OF TOWN
Chicoutimi at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Victoriaville at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:30 PM AST
P.E.I. at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs are in Val-d’Or tomorrow night to battle the
Foreurs at 8:30pm.
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