GAMEDAY
2013 President’s Cup Playoffs – Round 1, Game 2
Saint John Sea Dogs vs Halifax Mooseheads
Tonight at 7:00pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None | Live:
@station_nation
Halifax Metro Centre – Halifax, NS
PREVIEW
HALIFAX – Game 1 did not go well for the Saint John Sea
Dogs.
Despite being outshot 24-4 in the first period, Saint
John trailed just 2-1 entering the second. But after Ian Saab took his match
penalty for high sticking, the Halifax Mooseheads turned on the engines and
never looked back.
The Mooseheads scored eight times in the second period en
route to an easy 11-1 victory over the Sea Dogs last night at the Halifax Metro
Centre. Saint John looks to at least make a game out of tonight’s Game 2 which
begins this evening at 7pm at the Metro Centre.
Sebastien Auger will very likely get the start again
tonight for the Sea Dogs despite giving up seven goals on 38 shots yesterday.
Despite what the stats may suggest, Auger was very good and at least kept the
Sea Dogs in the game for a period. He made some ridiculous stops in the opening
frame.
Halifax showed last night just how talented they are offensively.
Martin Frk had five goals and eight points, Jonathan Drouin had six assists,
and Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two helpers. Saint John just could not
contain the trio at all.
Penalties also hurt Saint John last night as Halifax went
4-for-10 on the power play. Besides Saab’s five minute infraction, there were
some other needless penalties taken as well. It’s probably not the greatest
idea to take such penalties when playing the highest scoring team in the
league.
After tonight’s game, the series shifts to Saint John for
Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
THE NUMBERS (regular season)| Halifax | Saint John | |
| Record | 58-6-3-1 (1st Maritimes) | 23-44-1-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 31-2-1-0 | 13-21-0-0 |
| Road Record | 27-4-2-1 | 10-23-1-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 5.06 (1st) | 2.53 (16th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.57 (1st) | 3.96 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 35.47 (3rd) | 27.46 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 25.80 (3rd) | 36.37 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 27.7% (2nd) | 20.3% (12th) |
| Home PP | 30.7% (3rd) | 18.7% (13th) |
| Road PP | 24.3% (2nd) | 21.9% (9th) |
| Overall PK | 81.5% (4th) | 75.3% (15th) |
| Home PK | 83.2% (5th) | 78.8% (13th) |
| Road PK | 79.8% (5th) | 72.0% (17th) |
| PIM/GAME | 12.8 | 15.9 |
| Attendance | 8,686 (2nd) | 3,992 (4th) |
LEADING SCORERS (regular season)
Halifax
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Drouin | 49 | 41 | 64 | 105 |
| Martin Frk | 56 | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| Darcy Ashley | 66 | 26 | 52 | 78 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jakub Izacky | 63 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Pierre Durepos | 43 | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| Stephen Anderson | 63 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
GOALTENDERS (regular season)
Halifax
Halifax
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Zach Fucale | 45-5-2-1 | 2.35 | 0.909 |
| Chris Clarke | 13-1-1-0 | 3.10 | 0.880 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 22-31-1-0 | 3.33 | 0.907 |
| Alex Fournier | 1-13-0-0 | 5.52 | 0.856 |
SERIES SCHEDULE
Fri.Mar 22 Game 1 – Saint John 1, Halifax 11
Sat.Mar 23 Game 2 @Halifax Metro Centre 7pm
Tues.Mar 26 Game 3 @Harbour Station 7pm
Weds.Mar 27 Game 4 @Harbour Station 7pm
Fri.Mar 29 Game 5 @Halifax Metro Centre 7pm *
Sun.Mar 31 Game 6 @Harbour Station 3pm *
Tues.Apr 2 Game 7 @Halifax Metro Centre 7pm *
*If Necessary
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Halifax went 7-0-1-0 against Saint John in the regular season while
the Sea Dogs went 1-7-0-0 against the Mooseheads.
October 5 – Halifax 4, Saint John 3
October 6 – Saint John 2, Halifax 11
December 9 – Halifax 4, Saint John 2
December 21 – Halifax 5, Saint John 1
January 4 – Saint John 3, Halifax 2 (OT)
February 20 – Halifax 8, Saint John 3
February 22 – Saint John 1, Halifax 6
March 15 – Saint John 1, Halifax 3
NOTES
- We believe defenseman Ian Saab is suspended for tonight’s game after getting a match penalty last night.
- If it makes you feel any better, Moncton lost last night and Shawinigan didn't even make the playoffs.
- That’s all we have to say.
OUT OF TOWN
Sherbrooke at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Val-d'Or at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Quebec - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs and Mooseheads switch venues and play Game 3
on Tuesday night at Harbour Station.
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