GAMEDAY 62 - at Bathurst

GAMEDAY

Saint John Sea Dogs vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Tonight at 7:00pm

Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None

KC Irving Regional Centre – Bathurst, NB

PREVIEW

BATHURST – Coming off a tough loss last night, the Saint John Sea Dogs look to rebound tonight in Bathurst against the Titan.

The Sea Dogs were 40 seconds away from at least a point on Friday at Harbour Station, but Philippe Maillet broke a 3-3 tie in the final minute of the third to give the Victoriaville Tigres a 4-3 victory and stun Saint John. The Sea Dogs will look to erase night’s heartbreak tonight when they face the Titan at 7pm.

Saint John enters play with a 22-38-1-0 record which places them fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 15^th overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Thanks to Sherbrooke’s win last night, the Phoenix and Sea Dogs both have 45 points now. Sherbrooke or Saint John will finish 15^th or 16^th, which will determine their playoff seeding and where they pick in June’s draft.

Jakub Izacky leads Saint John in scoring with 33 points in 56 games this season.

The Titan enter action tonight with a 23-31-5-2 record which places them fourth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 14^th overall. They have already clinched a playoff spot and are four points back of the Gatineau Olympiques who sit 13^th.

Bathurst is of course led by Zach O’Brien who has 43 goals and 41 assists for 84 points in 59 games this year.

Following tonight’s game, the Sea Dogs begin their final stretch of regular season home games. They host PEI on Wednesday and the Titan on Friday.

THE NUMBERS

	Bathurst	Saint John
Record	23-31-5-2 (4th Maritimes)	22-38-1-0 (5th Maritimes)
Home Record	11-15-2-2	12-20-0-0
Road Record	12-16-3-0	10-18-1-0
Goals For/Game	3.33 (11th)	2.58 (16th)
Goals Against/Game	4.02 (16th)	3.95 (14th)
Shots For/Game	33.32 (5th)	27.18 (14th)
Shots Against/Game	36.32 (18th)	35.59 (17th)
Overall PP	22.1% (7th)	21.1% (12th)
Home PP	20.4% (12th)	20.1% (13th)
Road PP	23.9% (5th)	22.1% (6th)
Overall PK	72.7% (18th)	75.5% (15th)
Home PK	76.0% (16th)	78.3% (13th)
Road PK	69.7% (18th)	72.4% (17th)
PIM/GAME	13.3	16.0
Attendance	1,372	3,891

LEADING SCORERS
Bathurst

Player	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
Zach O'Brien	59	43	41	84
Michael Beaudry	59	31	43	74
Marc-Olivier Brouillard	53	20	37	57

Saint John

Player	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
Jakub Izacky	56	19	14	33
Pierre Durepos	36	5	20	25
Stephen Anderson	56	10	12	22

GOALTENDERS
Bathurst

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Jacob Brennan	18-24-2-2	3.58	0.898
Mason McDonald	4-7-3-0	4.71	0.886

Saint John

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Sebastien Auger	21-28-1-0	3.34	0.905
Alex Fournier	1-10-0-0	5.61	0.846

LAST GAMES

The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Victoriaville Tigres last night at Harbour Station. Maxime Villemaire scored twice while Andreas Tsogkas added a single. Sebastien Auger made 31 saves in the loss.

The Titan are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Tigres on Thursday night at the KC Irving Regional Centre. Christophe Lalancette, Zach O’Brien, and Patrik Zdrahal all scored for the Titan. Jacob Brennan made 27 saves in the loss.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 3-3-0-0 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 3-2-1-0 against Saint John.

Their last meeting was on February 8 in Bathurst where the Sea Dogs defeated the Titan 6-4. Maxime Villemaire had two goals for Saint John while singles came from Jakub Izacky, Andreas Tsogkas, Spencer Smallman, and Stephen Anderson. Zach O’Brien had a pair of goals for the Titan and Sean Girard and Anthony Gingras had solo markers. Alex Fournier made 43 saves in the win. Mason McDonald gave up three goals on nine shots while Jacob Brennan allowed three on 27 shots in relief.

NOTES

• Have to think Alex Fournier will get the start in goal for Saint John tonight.
• The Sea Dogs and Titan meet one last time in the regular season this coming Friday at Harbour Station.
• Zach O’Brien is third in the league in goals with 43.
• O’Brien is third in shorthanded goals with five.
• Patrik Zdrahal is 10^th in rookie scoring with 37 points in 57 games.
• O’Brien is second in total shots with 284.

OUT OF TOWN

Moncton at Quebec - 7:00 PM EST

P.E.I. at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST

Halifax at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST

NEXT GAME

The Sea Dogs take on the PEI Rocket on Wednesday night at 7pm at Harbour Station.