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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Charlottetown Islanders
Tonight at 7pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: Eastlink | Live:
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Eastlink Centre – Charlottetown, PEI
CHARLOTTETOWN – The Charlottetown Islanders have been
perfect so far.
The Islanders are off to a 4-0-0-0 start this Quebec
Major Junior Hockey League season and are joined by the Blainville-Boisbriand
Armada as the only unbeaten teams remaining. Charlottetown will put their
perfect record on the line this evening when they host the Saint John Sea Dogs
at 7pm at Eastlink Centre.
Charlottetown needed a nine round shootout last Sunday to
keep their record intact. Troy Vance scored in the ninth round of the breakaway
contest to give the Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Sea Dogs at Harbour
Station. It was a physical affair with the two teams combining for 45 hits. It
was also a game with great goaltending as Eric Brassard and Sebastien Auger
both played very well in net.
The Islanders are led offensively by Jack Nevins who has
two goals and four assists for six points in four games. Matej Beran and
Kameron Kielly both have five points. They have outscored opponents 16-10 in
four games.
The Sea Dogs enter action today with a 2-1-0-1 record and
sit third in the Maritimes Division. The Dogs have been outscored 11-10 in four
games. They will no doubt be looking for some revenge after a tough loss last
Sunday to the Isles.
Three players on Saint John have four points – Stephen
Anderson (2G, 2A), Michael Abbott (1G, 3A), and Oliver Cooper (1G, 3A) – to
lead the team. Anderson and rookie Nathan Noel are tied for the team lead in
goals with two apiece.
The biggest story of last weekend’s action was the play
of goaltender Sebastien Auger. The netminder allowed just three goals on 85 shots
in two games en route to being named the QMJHL first star of the week and the
CHL goaltender of the week.
Last Sunday’s game between these two was a good and close
one. Hopefully tonight’s match is as well.
THE NUMBERS| Charlottetown | Saint John | |
| Record | 4-0-0-0 (1st Maritimes) | 2-1-0-1 (3rd Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 2-0-0-0 | 1-0-0-1 |
| Road Record | 2-0-0-0 | 1-1-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.84 (5th) | 2.45 (17th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.40 (3rd) | 2.69 (4th) |
| Shots For/Game | 37.44 (2nd) | 30.61 (11th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 32.88 (12th) | 37.47 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 28.6% (3rd) | 15.4% (15th) |
| Home PP | 25.0% (10th) | 15.4% (15th) |
| Road PP | 33.3% (1st) | 15.4% (10th) |
| Overall PK | 81.5% (7th) | 76.5% (13th) |
| Home PK | 86.7% (8th) | 87.5% (7th) |
| Road PK | 75.0% (7th) | 66.7% (15th) |
| PIM/GAME | 20.5 | 19.0 |
| Attendance | 2,847 | 3,109 |
LEADING SCORERS
Charlottetown
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jack Nevins | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Matej Beran | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Kameron Kielly | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Stephen Anderson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Abbott | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Oliver Cooper | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
GOALTENDERS
Charlottetown
Charlottetown
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Antoine Bibeau | 2-0-0-0 | 2.88 | 0.918 |
| Eric Brassard | 1-0-0-0 | 1.85 | 0.944 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 1-0-0-1 | 1.44 | 0.965 |
| Antoine Landry | 1-1-0-0 | 3.50 | 0.896 |
LAST GAMES
The Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 3-2 in a nine round
shootout last Sunday at Harbour Station. Marcus Cuomo and Nathan Noel scored
for Saint John while Charlottetown had goals from Daniel Sprong and Yan Pavel
Laplante. Eric Brassard made 34 saves in the win while Sebastien Auger made 38
in the loss. Troy Vance scored the shootout winner.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 0-0-0-1 against the Islanders this season
while Charlottetown is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
NOTES
- PEI natives on the Sea Dogs: Jason Cameron, Spencer Smallman, Stephen Anderson, and Alexander McQuaid.
- It sounds like defenseman Thomas Chabot will be returning to the Sea Dogs lineup tonight. [Twitter]
- The Guardian has an article on Yan-Pavel Laplante.
- The Charlottetown Civic Centre has been renamed Eastlink Centre.
- The Islanders website has a game preview.
OUT OF TOWN
Sherbrooke at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Moncton at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT
Rimouski at Gatineau - 7:30 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Sherbrooke Phoenix tomorrow night
at 7pm at Harbour Station.
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