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Sherbrooke Phoenix vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7:00pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – The Sherbrooke Phoenix make their first ever
visit to Saint John tonight as they take on the Sea Dogs at 7pm at Harbour Station.
The expansion franchise is 1-1-0-0 against the Sea Dogs
this season with both of those games being played in Sherbrooke. Their last
meeting was on January 13 where the Phoenix shutout the Dogs 3-0. Saint John
will look to get some revenge tonight.
Sherbrooke got off to a bad start but they have improved
as the season has gone on. If the playoffs started today, they would be in
them. They sit 16th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
standings with a 13-28-2-4 record.
This is the second game of a three-in-three Maritime road
trip for Sherbrooke. They lost 7-2 in Halifax last night, play in Saint John
tonight, and travel to Bathurst tomorrow.
Michael McNamee leads the Phoenix in scoring with 17
goals and 25 assists for 42 points in 45 games.
The Sea Dogs enter play today with a 19-27-0-0 record and
sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall in the
league. Saint John has lost two straight and are 3-7-0-0 in their last 10 games.
Jakub Izacky is Saint John’s active leading scorer with
14 goals and seven assists for 21 points in 41 games.
Pretty big game for the Sea Dogs tonight. Saint John hits the
road for Quebec this week and doesn’t play at Harbour Station again until
February 7.
THE NUMBERS| Sherbrooke | Saint John | |
| Record | 13-28-2-4 (6th West) | 19-27-0-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 7-11-2-4 | 10-13-0-0 |
| Road Record | 6-17-0-0 | 9-14-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 2.57 (16th) | 2.60 (15th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 4.16 (17th) | 3.85 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 25.91 (17th) | 27.18 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 35.22 (17th) | 34.95 (16th) |
| Overall PP | 14.8% (18th) | 20.1% (13th) |
| Home PP | 17.5% (16th) | 21.8% (12th) |
| Road PP | 11.2% (18th) | 19.4% (9th) |
| Overall PK | 77.2% (11th) | 76.3% (13th) |
| Home PK | 77.9% (13th) | 78.5% (11th) |
| Road PK | 76.5% (10th) | 74.0% (11th) |
| PIM/GAME | 14.0 | 15.5 |
| Attendance | 3,127 | 3,771 |
LEADING SCORERS
Sherbrooke
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Michael McNamee | 45 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| Denis Kamaev | 43 | 10 | 26 | 36 |
| Alexandre Comtois | 47 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Jakub Izacky | 41 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Pierre Durepos | 23 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
GOALTENDERS
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Jacob Gervais-Chouinard | 12-16-1-3 | 3.89 | 0.890 |
| Jack Flinn | 1-12-1-1 | 4.53 | 0.871 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 19-20-0-0 | 3.26 | 0.906 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-7-0-0 | 5.90 | 0.839 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 loss in Cape Breton on
Tuesday night. Pierre Durepos scored Saint John’s only goal. Alex Fournier made
35 saves in the loss.
Sherbrooke is coming off a 7-2 loss in Halifax last
night. Steve Lebel scored both goals for the Phoenix. Jack Flinn made 32 stops
in the loss. Video via John Moore:
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Saint John is 1-1-0-0 against Sherbrooke this season
while the Phoenix are 1-1-0-0 against the Sea Dogs as well.
Their last meeting was on January 13 in Sherbrooke where
the Phoenix defeated the Sea Dogs 3-0. Alexandre Comtois scored twice for
Sherbrooke while Vincent Deslauriers added a single. Jacob Gervais-Chouinard
made 23 saves for the shutout win. Sebastien Auger made 40 stops in the loss.
HADE
Former Sea Dog Benjamin Hade tweets that he will be the
Phoenix lineup tonight.
Looking forward to play against my former team and at st john
— Benjamin hade (@Benhade) January 26, 2013
Hade, traded to Sherbrooke during the QMJHL trading
period, has a goal in five games with the Phoenix.
NOTES
- Daniel Audette, the first overall pick in the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft, has six goals and 10 assists in 33 games this season.
- Oliver Cooper hasn’t registered a point since December 31.
- Use your Sea Dogs season ticket holder gift card if you haven’t already. Expires January 31.
- Jonathan Huberdeau and the Panthers take on Sean Couturier and the Flyers tonight.
OUT OF TOWN
P.E.I. at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Quebec at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST
Shawinigan at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Chicoutimi at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Victoriaville - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs hit the road and take on the Tigres in
Victoriaville on Wednesday night at 8pm.
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