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Saint John Sea Dogs vs PEI Rocket
Today at 3:00pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None | Live:
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Charlottetown Civic Centre – Charlottetown, PEI
PREVIEW
CHARLOTTETOWN – Coming off a thrilling comeback win on Friday
night, the Saint John Sea Dogs will look to carry that momentum into today’s
game on Prince Edward Island.
Down 3-2 late on Friday in Moncton, the Sea Dogs tied it
up with six seconds left the send the match into overtime. Kevin Gagne then
scored in OT, giving Saint John the extra point and their second straight
win. Now, the Dogs will look to make it three straight today in Charlottetown
against the PEI Rocket. Game time is 3pm.
Saint John enters play this afternoon with a 16-16-0-0 record for
32 points. They sit fourth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 12th
overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They are 6-4-0-0 in their
last 10 games.
One of the more impressive things about Friday’s comeback
was that they did without their best player – captain Jonathan Huberdeau. The
Florida Panthers prospect, who is currently away with Team Canada, leads the
team in scoring with 45 points in 30 games. Ryan Tesink is second on the team
in scoring with 37 points.
Meanwhile, the Rocket enter play today with a record of
18-13-2-0. They sit third in the Maritimes Division and eighth overall in the
league. They are six points ahead of Saint John and have played one more game.
PEI has the two top scorers in the league on their team.
Josh Currie and Ben Duffy each have 55 points which is the most in the ‘Q.’
Currie leads the team in goals with 28 while Duffy has a team high 34 assists.
This is the final road game of the first half for the Sea
Dogs. They play two home games next week before the Christmas break begins.
THE NUMBERS| PEI | Saint John | |
| Record | 18-13-2-0 (3rd Maritimes) | 16-16-0-0 (4th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 11-5-1-0 | 8-8-0-0 |
| Road Record | 7-8-1-0 | 8-8-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.69 (8th) | 3.09 (13th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.51 (11th) | 3.71 (13th) |
| Shots For/Game | 29.33 (11th) | 28.13 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 30.96 (11th) | 32.27 (13th) |
| Overall PP | 23.0% (7th) | 23.0% (8th) |
| Home PP | 27.8% (6th) | 25.3% (9th) |
| Road PP | 17.9% (9th) | 20.7% (6th) |
| Overall PK | 79.7% (6th) | 78.9% (8th) |
| Home PK | 85.1% (4th) | 80.6% (11th) |
| Road PK | 75.3% (10th) | 77.3% (7th) |
| PIM/GAME | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Attendance | 1,666 | 3,683 |
LEADING SCORERS
PEI
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Josh Currie | 33 | 28 | 27 | 55 |
| Ben Duffy | 33 | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| Tomas Pavelka | 29 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Ryan Tesink | 30 | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| Kevin Gagne | 28 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
GOALTENDERS
PEI
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Antoine Bibeau | 9-7-1-0 | 2.84 | 0.911 |
| Maxime Lagace | 9-6-1-0 | 3.93 | 0.870 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 16-12-0-0 | 2.97 | 0.906 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-4-0-0 | 7.38 | 0.791 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime road win over the
Moncton Wildcats on Friday night. The Dogs were down 3-0 in the second period
but climbed back to tie it late and then pick up the extra point. Jakub Izacky
scored twice while Stephen MacAulay and Kevin Gagne added singles. Sebastien
Auger made 31 saves in net for the win.
The Rocket are coming off a 5-2 road win in Cape Breton
on Friday night. Victor Provencher scored two goals while Antoine Venne, Ben
Duffy, and Alexis Pepin scored solo markers. Maxime Lagace made 19 saves in the
win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 1-1-0-0 against the Rocket this season
while PEI is 1-0-1-0 against Saint John.
Their last meeting was on October 26 at Harbour Station
where the Sea Dogs defeated the Rocket 4-3 in overtime. Olivier LeBlanc, Jakub
Izacky, Stephen MacAulay, and Kevin Gagne all scored for Saint John. Josh
Currie scored twice for PEI while Ben Duffy added a single. Sebastien Auger
made 35 saves while Antoine Bibeau made 35 as well.
NOTES
- Ben Duffy and Josh Currie are tied for the league scoring lead with 55 points each.
- Kevin Gagne is second in defensemen scoring with 33 points.
- Currie is third in the league in goal scoring with 28.
- Duffy has a league high 34 assists.
- Stephen MacAulay is second in power play goals with 12.
- Gagne is fifth in power play assists with 15.
- Currie has a league best six shorthanded goals.
- Patrick McGrath is second in penalty minutes with 107.
- Gagne is on a 10-game point streak.
OUT OF TOWN
Acadie-Bathurst at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Quebec - 3:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday
night at 7pm at Harbour Station.
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