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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Sherbrooke Phoenix
Today at 5:00pm
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Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet – Sherbrooke, Que.
PREVIEW
SHERBROOKE, Que. – The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to
pick up their first win of this three-in-three Quebec road swing today in
Sherbrooke. They take on the Phoenix today at 5pm.
Saint John’s road trip hasn’t gone so well so far. They
lost 9-1 in Rimouski on Friday and fell 6-4 yesterday in Victoriaville. One
positive at least is that the Dogs played much better yesterday then they did
on Friday.
The Sea Dogs have lost three straight and are just
3-7-0-0 in their last 10 games. They have a record of 18-23-0-0 and sit fifth
in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall in the Quebec Major
Junior Hockey League.
Jakub Izacky, who had two goals and two assists against
the Tigres yesterday, is Saint John’s leading scorer with 19 points in 36
games.
Alex Fournier started in net yesterday so Sebastien Auger
should be back between the pipes for the Sea Dogs today. Auger has collected
all 18 of Saint John’s wins this season.
After a terrible start to the season, Sherbrooke has
gradually improved as the season has gone on. If the playoffs started today,
they would be in them. They sit 16th overall in the league with an
11-25-2-4 record and are three points up with a game in hand on the 17th-place
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
The Phoenix have lost two straight and are 3-5-0-2 in
their last 10. They are 6-9-2-4 at home this season.
Michael McNamee leads the Phoenix in scoring with 14 goals
and 21 assists for 35 points in 40 games.
THE NUMBERS
LEADING SCORERS
Sherbrooke
| Sherbrooke | Saint John | |
| Record | 11-25-2-4 (6th West) | 18-23-0-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 6-9-2-4 | 9-12-0-0 |
| Road Record | 5-16-0-0 | 9-11-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 2.60 (16th) | 2.83 (15th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 4.17 (17th) | 3.84 (15th) |
| Shots For/Game | 25.46 (17th) | 27.38 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 34.90 (18th) | 34.46 (17th) |
| Overall PP | 14.4% (18th) | 21.2% (10th) |
| Home PP | 18.3% (13th) | 21.9% (11th) |
| Road PP | 9.6% (18th) | 20.4% (8th) |
| Overall PK | 77.5% (12th) | 78.0% (10th) |
| Home PK | 76.7% (16th) | 81.2% (9th) |
| Road PK | 78.3% (7th) | 74.4% (12th) |
| PIM/GAME | 14.2 | 15.6 |
| Attendance | 3,085 | 3,775 |
LEADING SCORERS
Sherbrooke
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Michael McNamee | 40 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Alexandre Comtois | 42 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Denis Kamaev | 38 | 9 | 22 | 31 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Jakub Izacky | 36 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Oliver Cooper | 40 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
GOALTENDERS
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Jacob Gervais-Chouinard | 10-14-1-3 | 3.95 | 0.887 |
| Jack Flinn | 1-11-1-1 | 4.33 | 0.875 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 18-17-0-0 | 3.09 | 0.909 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-6-0-0 | 6.77 | 0.819 |
LAST GAMES
Saint John is coming off a 6-4 loss in Victoriaville
yesterday. Jakub Izacky and Maxime Villemaire each scored twice. Alex Fournier
allowed five goals on 40 shots in the loss.
Sherbrooke is coming off a 5-1 loss in Chicoutimi on
Friday night. Former Sea Dogs defenseman Benjamin Hade scored the only Phoenix
goal. Jack Flinn allowed three goals on 13 shots in 20 minutes of action while
Jacob Gervais-Chouinard allowed two goals on 20 shots in relief.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Phoenix this season
while Sherbrooke is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Their only previous meeting this season came on November
9 at the Palais des Sports when the Sea Dogs defeated the Phoenix 8-4. Stephen
MacAulay had a hat trick, Devon Oliver-Dares scored a pair, and singles came
from Jakub Izacky, Ryan Tesink, and Marcus Cuomo. Jeremy Beaudry had two goals
for Sherbrooke while solo markers came from Cole Hawes and Daniel Audette.
Sebastien Auger made 23 saves for the win. Jack Flinn allowed six goals on 27
shots and Jacob Gervais-Chouinard allowed two on 21 shots.
NOTES
- The Phoenix travel to Saint John to take on Sea Dogs on January 26.
- The Sea Dogs are 4-5-0-0 against Telus West opponents.
- Benjamin Hade, traded by the Sea Dogs to the Phoenix earlier this week, has a goal in two games with Sherbrooke so far.
- That’s all we got.
OUT OF TOWN
Gatineau at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM AST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM AST
Rouyn-Noranda at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton to take on the Wildcats on
Wednesday at 7pm.
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