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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 15th 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 15th or 16th, 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 14th
overall. They have already clinched a playoff spot and are four points back of the
Gatineau Olympiques who sit 13th.
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
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.
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 10th 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.
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