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Sherbrooke Phoenix vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – Two young teams battle this evening at
Harbour Station.
The Sherbrooke Phoenix make their only trip to Saint John
this season to face the Sea Dogs at 7pm in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
action. This is the first non-Maritime opponent the Sea Dogs have faced this
season.
Much like the Sea Dogs, the Phoenix have plenty of young
talent in their lineup. Along with players like Daniel Audette and Carl Neill,
they also have defenseman Jeremy Roy who was taken one spot after Nathan Noel
in the 2013 QMJHL Entry Draft.
In their expansion season the Phoenix finished 15th
overall - which was one spot ahead of the Sea Dogs. This season, Sherbrooke is
off to a 1-4-0-0 start and currently sit 17th overall in the league.
Only the Shawinigan Cataractes, who have just one point thanks to an overtime
loss, have gotten off to a worse start.
Audette leads the Phoenix in scoring with one goal and
six assists for seven points in five games. Roy and Jean-Francois Plante each
have two goals to lead the team.
The Sea Dogs meanwhile enter play tonight with a 2-2-1-0
record which places them 11th overall in the league. They are
1-0-0-1 at home this year.
Stephen Anderson (3G, 2A) and Oliver Cooper (1G, 4A) are
tied for the team lead in points with five each. Anderson has a team high three
goals.
Goaltender Sebastien Auger has been unreal as expected.
He has the league’s second best goals against average (1.96) and the best save
percentage (0.954). He has started the last three games including last night in
Charlottetown so it would not be surprising to see Antoine Landry between the
pipes today.
THE NUMBERS| Sherbrooke | Saint John | |
| Record | 1-4-0-0 (6th West) | 2-2-0-1 (4th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 1-1-0-0 | 1-0-0-1 |
| Road Record | 0-3-0-0 | 1-2-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 2.60 (17th) | 2.36 (18th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 4.00 (14th) | 2.75 (5th) |
| Shots For/Game | 25.40 (15th) | 30.10 (10th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 36.60 (17th) | 38.95 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 20.0% (11th) | 12.9% (16th) |
| Home PP | 25.0% (10th) | 15.4% (15th) |
| Road PP | 15.4% (9th) | 11.1% (13th) |
| Overall PK | 83.3% (4th) | 76.2% (12th) |
| Home PK | 71.4% (18th) | 87.5% (6th) |
| Road PK | 90.9% (2nd) | 69.2% (13th) |
| PIM/GAME | 27.4 | 18.0 |
| Attendance | 3,267 | 3,109 |
LEADING SCORERS
Sherbrooke
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Daniel Audette | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Jeremy Roy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| William Couture | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Stephen Anderson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Oliver Cooper | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Michael Abbott | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
GOALTENDERS
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Francis Desrosiers | 1-3-0-0 | 3.26 | 0.910 |
| Gabriel Parent | 0-1-0-0 | 6.00 | 0.842 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 1-1-0-1 | 1.96 | 0.954 |
| Antoine Landry | 1-1-0-0 | 3.50 | 0.896 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 loss last night in
Charlottetown. Saint John goals came from Stephen Anderson and Spencer
Smallman. Goaltender Sebastien Auger was busy as usual, making 42 saves in
the loss.
The Phoenix are coming off a 3-2 loss last night in
Bathurst. Daniel Audette and Jeremy Roy each had goals for Sherbrooke. Francis
Desrosiers made 37 saves in the loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the first meeting of the season between the two.
Last year, the Sea Dogs went 1-2-0-0 against the Phoenix while Sherbrooke went
2-1-0-0 against Saint John.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs have scored eight of their 12 goals in third periods this season.
- The Sea Dogs goals per game average of 2.36 is the worst in the league. They are also allowing the most shots per game with an average of 38.95.
- Neither the Sea Dogs nor Phoenix have out shot an opponent this season.
- Sherbrooke's average of 27.4 penalty minutes per game is the highest in the league.
- The Phoenix have really nice jerseys.
OUT OF TOWN
Moncton at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT
Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT
Baie-Comeau at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Shawinigan at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Memorial Cup Champion Halifax
Mooseheads on Tuesday night at 7pm at Harbour Station.
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