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Charlottetown Islanders vs Saint John Sea Dogs
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – After an entertaining home opener last
night, the Saint John Sea Dogs are right back at it this afternoon against the
Charlottetown Islanders.
The Sea Dogs edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 last
night at Harbour Station in a hard fought and close game. Stephen Anderson
scored what proved to be the game winning goal at 9:45 of the third period on a
power play. Goaltender Sebastien Auger, making his first start of the season
after missing last weekend’s games due to a lower body injury, was spectacular
in his 44 save performance.
But last night’s fun is over and it’s back to work this
afternoon. The Sea Dogs host the team formerly known as the PEI Rocket this
afternoon at 3pm at the Station.
Saint John enters play today with a 2-1-0-0 record. They’ve
scored eight goals and have allowed eight goals in the three games they have
played so far.
Defenseman Michael Abbott continues to lead the Dogs in
scoring with one goal and three assists for four points in three games.
Anderson and Oliver Cooper each have three points.
Charlottetown, 3-0-0-0, is one of just four teams
remaining in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with an unbeaten record.
They are coming off a 5-4 road win in Sydney on Friday night.
Jack Nevins leads the Isles in scoring with two goals and
four assists for six points in three games.
Like most teams in the Maritimes Division this year, the
Islanders are a bit of a wildcard heading into this season. Rejuvenated by a
new local ownership group, this is a team that could surprise a lot of people
in the QMJHL.
THE NUMBERS| Charlottetown | Saint John | |
| Record | 3-0-0-0 (1st Maritimes) | 1-0-0-0 (3rd Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 2-0-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Road Record | 1-0-0-0 | 1-1-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 4.22 (4th) | 2.67 (12th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.59 (6th) | 2.67 (7th) |
| Shots For/Game | 37.30 (2nd) | 29.67 (9th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 32.76 (12th) | 37.33 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 27.8% (6th) | 15.0% (14th) |
| Home PP | 25.0% (8th) | 14.3% (14th) |
| Road PP | 33.3% (1st) | 15.4% (10th) |
| Overall PK | 81.0% (9th) | 78.6% (11th) |
| Home PK | 86.7%% (7th) | 100% (2nd) |
| Road PK | 66.7% (12th) | 66.7% (14th) |
| PIM/GAME | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| Attendance | 2,847 | 3,681 |
LEADING SCORERS
Charlottetown
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jack Nevins | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Matej Beran | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Kameron Kielly | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Michael Abbott | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Stephen Anderson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Oliver Cooper | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
GOALTENDERS
Charlottetown
Charlottetown
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Antoine Bibeau | 2-0-0-0 | 2.88 | 0.918 |
| Eric Brassard | - - - | - - - | - - - |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 1-0-0-0 | 1.00 | 0.978 |
| Antoine Landry | 1-1-0-0 | 3.50 | 0.896 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 win over the
Acadie-Bathurst Titan last night at Harbour Station. Spencer Smallman and
Stephen Anderson each scored for Saint John. Sebastien Auger made 44 saves for
the win.
The Islanders are coming off a 5-4 win in Sydney on
Friday night. Troy Vance, Jack Nevins, Yan Pavel Laplante, Deverick Ottereyes,
and Anthony Cortese all scored for Charlottetown. Antoine Bibeau made 28 saves
in the win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs were 1-7-0-0 against PEI last season while
the Rocket/Islanders were 7-0-1-0 against Saint John.
NOTES
- This is the first game of a home-and-home series between the two.
- Michael Abbott is sixth in defensemen scoring with four points.
- Islanders, man.
OUT OF TOWN
Halifax at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM ADT
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 4:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Québec at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 4:00 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown to play the
Islanders on Friday night.
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