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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Victoriaville Tigres
Tonight at 8:00pm
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Colisee Desjardins – Victoriaville, Que.
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – For the final time this regular
season, the Saint John Sea Dogs travel to Quebec for a three-game road trip.
Their first stop is Victoriaville
where they will face the Tigres this evening at 8pm. The Sea Dogs have a day
off tomorrow to prepare for Friday’s tilt in Gatineau and Saturday’s matchup in
Shawinigan.
For a team that sits 15th overall in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Sea Dogs have been decent on the road
this year. They have a 9-14-0-0 record away from Harbour Station but have been
outscored by a wide margin, 105-68.
Saint John enters action today with a 19-28-0-0 record
which is good for 15th overall and fifth in the Telus Maritimes
Division. The Sea Dogs have lost three straight and are 2-8-0-0 in their last
10 games. They are coming off a 3-2 home loss to the expansion Sherbrooke
Phoenix. Playing a full 60 minutes has been an issue for Saint John lately. You
never really know what kind of performance this team will have.
With Jonathan Huberdeau gone, Jakub Izacky is the Sea
Dogs’ leading scorer with 22 points in 42 games.
The Tigres enter play with a 19-21-3-5 record and sit
fifth in the Telus East Division and 12th overall in the league. They
sit eight points ahead of Saint John. Victoriaville is 4-4-1-1 in their last 10
games.
Victoriaville is led by Philippe Maillet who has 17 goals
and 39 assists for 56 points in 45 games this year.
The Dogs and Tigres met a couple weeks at Colisee
Desjardins. Victoriaville won 6-4.
THE NUMBERS| Victoriaville | Saint John | |
| Record | 19-21-3-5 (5th East) | 19-28-0-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 14-9-1-2 | 10-14-0-0 |
| Road Record | 5-12-2-3 | 9-14-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.29 (11th) | 2.59 (15th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.47 (9th) | 3.83 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 29.67 (10th) | 27.33 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 32.30 (13th) | 34.66 (16th) |
| Overall PP | 27.2% (4th) | 19.7% (13th) |
| Home PP | 33.9% (1st) | 20.0% (12th) |
| Road PP | 18.6% (13th) | 19.4% (9th) |
| Overall PK | 80.5% (5th) | 76.4% (13th) |
| Home PK | 82.7% (5th) | 78.6% (11th) |
| Road PK | 78.2% (6th) | 74.0% (12th) |
| PIM/GAME | 15.5 | 15.7 |
| Attendance | 2,558 | 3,797 |
LEADING SCORERS
Victoriaville
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Philippe Maillet | 45 | 17 | 39 | 56 |
| Angelo Miceli | 48 | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| Philippe Halley | 47 | 26 | 27 | 53 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Jakub Izacky | 42 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Pierre Durepos | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
GOALTENDERS
Victoriaville
Victoriaville
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Brandon Whitney | 17-16-2-4 | 3.30 | 0.897 |
| Steven Veilleux | 0-1-0-0 | 4.07 | 0.886 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 19-21-0-0 | 3.25 | 0.905 |
| Alex Fournier | 0-7-0-0 | 5.90 | 0.839 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Sherbrooke
Phoenix on Saturday night at Harbour Station. Jakub Izacky and Maxime
Villemaire each scored for Saint John. Ian Saab had two assists. Sebastien
Auger made 18 saves in the loss.
The Tigres are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the
Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Saturday. Philippe Hudon scored twice. Brandon Whitney
made 27 saves in the loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Tigres this season while
Victoriaville is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Their last meeting was on January 12 at Colisee
Desjardins where the Tigres defeated the Sea Dogs 6-4. Jakub Izacky and Maxime
Villemaire each scored twice for Saint John. William Cochrane and Philippe
Halley each scored for the Tigres while singles came from Petr Sidlik and
Angelo Miceli. Alex Fournier made 35 saves in the loss while Brandon Whitney
made 24 in the win.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs and Tigres meet again on March 1 at Harbour Station.
- The Sea Dogs are 3-7-0-0 against Telus East teams. Victoriaville is 7-3-0-0 against Maritime Division teams.
- Philippe Halley is fourth in the league in power play goals with 13.
- Halley is fourth in first goals with six.
OUT OF TOWN
Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs are in Gatineau to battle to the Olympiques
on Friday night at 8:30pm.
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