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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Gatineau Olympiques
Tonight at 8:30pm
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Robert Guertin Arena – Gatineau, Que.
PREVIEW
GATINEAU, Que. – Two teams on losing streaks meet tonight
in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
The Saint John Sea Dogs, losers of four straight, are in
Gatineau to face the Olympiques, losers of two straight, tonight at 8:30pm. It’s
been a rougher stretch for the Sea Dogs who are just 1-9-0-0 over their
past 10 games.
The Dogs enter play tonight with a 19-29-0-0 record which
is good for fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15th overall.
The top 16 teams make the playoffs and the Sherbrooke Phoenix, who are four
points back of Saint John, hold the final spot.
This is the second game of a three-game road trip through
Quebec for the Port City juniors. They fell 2-1 in Victoriaville on Wednesday,
battle the Olympiques this evening, and travel to Shawinigan for a 5pm rematch
of the Memorial Cup semi-final tomorrow.
Jakub Izacky leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 15 goals
and eight assists for 23 points in 43 games.
Gatineau enters play this evening with a 21-24-1-2 record
and sit fifth in the Telus West Division and 13th overall in the
league. They are seven points ahead of Saint John in the standings.
Emile Poirier leads the ‘Piques in scoring with 20 goals
and 27 assists for 47 points in 45 games.
Both of these teams are fighting for playoff positioning.
Only seven points separate them in the standings. Let’s hope it’s a good one.
THE NUMBERS| Gatineau | Saint John | |
| Record | 21-24-1-2 (5th West) | 19-29-0-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 9-13-0-1 | 10-14-0-0 |
| Road Record | 12-11-1-1 | 9-15-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.28 (11th) | 2.56 (15th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.78 (13th) | 3.80 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 26.37 (15th) | 27.24 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 30.34 (9th) | 34.62 (16th) |
| Overall PP | 16.7% (15th) | 19.4% (13th) |
| Home PP | 11.3% (18th) | 20.0% (12th) |
| Road PP | 22.0% (7th) | 18.9% (10th) |
| Overall PK | 78.3% (9th) | 76.5% (13th) |
| Home PK | 74.1% (17th) | 78.6% (11th) |
| Road PK | 81.3% (3rd) | 74.3% (12th) |
| PIM/GAME | 19.4 | 15.7 |
| Attendance | 2,733 | 3,797 |
LEADING SCORERS
Gatineau
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Emile Poirier | 45 | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| Martin Reway | 33 | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| Adam Chapman | 48 | 13 | 25 | 38 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Jakub Izacky | 43 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Pierre Durepos | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
GOALTENDERS
Gatineau
Gatineau
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Robert Steeves | 8-5-0-2 | 3.46 | 0.881 |
| Eric Brassard | 6-7-0-0 | 3.81 | 0.870 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 19-22-0-0 | 3.22 | 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 Victoriaville
on Wednesday night. Stephen Anderson scored Saint John’s only goal and
Sebastien Auger made 31 saves in the loss.
The Olympiques are coming off a 6-3 loss to the
Drummondville Voltigeurs last Sunday. Adam Chapman, Emile Poirier, and Kameron
Kielly all scored for Gatineau. Eric Brassard made 18 saves in the loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Olympiques this
season while Gatineau is 0-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Their only previous meeting this season was way back on
September 29 at Harbour Station where the Sea Dogs defeated the Olympiques 3-1.
Ryan Tesink had two goals and Jonathan Huberdeau added a single for Saint John.
Tomas Hyka scored for Gatineau. Sebastien Auger made 34 saves in the win while
Michael Nishi made 22 in the loss.
REPE
Defenseman Jurij Repe tweeted today that he will return
to the Sea Dogs lineup tonight.
Tonight my first game after injury :) #injury #seadogs
— Jurij Repe (@JurijRepe) February 1, 2013
Repe has not played since November 25 due to breaking his
hand at the division 1 world juniors. He has two goals and two assists in 22
games this season.
BOURRET
Gatineau defenseman Gabriel Bourret will face his former
team tonight. Bourret played with Saint John during the 2010-11 season and with
Chicoutimi last season. In 46 games with the Olympiques, Bourret has five goals
and 24 assists.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs acquired defenseman Michael Abbott from the Olympiques during the holiday trading period. He had two goals and three assists in 31 games with Gatineau prior to the deal.
- Taylor Burke has the second most shorthanded goals in the league with seven.
- Adam Chapman has the second most penalty minutes with 134.
- Emile Poirier leads the league in shorthanded assists with five.
- The Sea Dogs are 4-7-0-0 against Telus West Division teams this season.
OUT OF TOWN
Cape Breton at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM AST
Drummondville at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Halifax at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EST
Acadie-Bathurst at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Moncton at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs wrap up their road trip tomorrow in
Shawinigan.
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