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Charlottetown Islanders vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Today at 3pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs don’t have much time
to think about last night’s 3-0 loss in Halifax.
Less than 24 hours after being shutout at the Metro
Centre by the Halifax Mooseheads, the Sea Dogs are right back at it this
afternoon at Harbour Station against the Charlottetown Islanders. Game time is
3pm.
The Sea Dogs struggled to get anything going offensively
in last night’s loss. They fired juts 21 shots on Mooseheads backup goaltender
Kevin Darveau with only eight of them being considered “dangerous shots” by the
league. That’s just not going to get it done.
The loss dropped Saint John to 5-4-0-1 on the season. They
sit fourth overall in the Telus Maritimes Division with 10 points but are just
four points back of the division leading Islanders and one point ahead of the
basement dwelling Titan. This is quite the division this season.
The Sea Dogs have had a good time on home ice so far this
year. They are 3-0-0-1 at Harbour Station and have outscored opponents 12-7.
Today’s game kicks of a four game homestand for the Dogs.
Michael Abbott, who missed last night’s game with the
flu, leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with four goals and six assists for 10
points. Rookie Nathan Noel leads the squad in goals with five.
Meanwhile, the Islanders enter action today with a
7-2-0-1 record, good for first in the Maritimes and third overall in the Quebec
Major Junior Hockey League. Despite the solid record, the Isles have just a +3
goal differential having outscored opponents 39-36.
Jack Nevins leads Charlottetown in scoring with three
goals and 10 assists for 13 points. Rookie Daniel Sprong is second on the team
in scoring with 11 points.
This is the third meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs
and Islanders. Charlottetown has won both of those games but each were one goal
wins.
THE NUMBERS
| Charlottetown | Saint John | |
| Record | 7-2-0-1 (1st Maritimes) | 5-4-0-1 (4th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 3-1-0-1 | 3-0-0-1 |
| Road Record | 4-1-0-0 | 2-4-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 3.77 (4th) | 2.75 (12th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.48 (12th) | 2.85 (5th) |
| Shots For/Game | 33.97 (3rd) | 29.21 (11th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 34.84 (15th) | 36.20 (17th) |
| Overall PP | 33.3% (1st) | 21.7% (9th) |
| Home PP | 32.0% (4th) | 32.0% (5th) |
| Road PP | 34.8% (1st) | 14.3% (15th) |
| Overall PK | 84.2% (1st) | 80.0% (8th) |
| Home PK | 88.5% (2nd) | 86.7% (4th) |
| Road PK | 80.6% (6th) | 76.7% (12th) |
| PIM/GAME | 21.0 | 16.9 |
| Attendance | 2,730 | 2,933 |
LEADING SCORERS
Charlottetown
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jack Nevins | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Daniel Sprong | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Matej Beran | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Michael Abbott | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Stephen Anderson | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Oliver Cooper | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
GOALTENDERS
Charlottetown
Charlottetown
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Antoine Bibeau | 4-1-0-1 | 3.47 | 0.906 |
| Eric Brassard | 2-1-0-0 | 3.73 | 0.884 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 3-3-0-1 | 2.27 | 0.939 |
| Antoine Landry | 2-1-0-0 | 3.57 | 0.895 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Mooseheads
last night at the Halifax Metro Centre. Sebastien Auger made 33 saves in the
loss.
The Islanders are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Cape
Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday night in Charlottetown. The Isles blew a 2-0
lead in the loss. Kameron Kielly and Yan Pavel Laplante had goals for
Charlottetown. Antoine Bibeau made 35 saves in the loss.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-1 against the Islanders this
season while Charlottetown is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Their last meeting was on September 27th at
Eastlink Centre where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 3-2. Stephen Anderson
and Spencer Smallman had goals for Saint John while Charlottetown had goals
from Matthew Bursey, Troy Vance, and Kameron Kielly. Sebastien Auger made 42
saves in the loss while Antoine Bibeau made 26 in the win.
NOTES
- The Islanders named Jack Nevins captain earlier this week.
- Daniel Sprong’s 11 points tie him for the league lead in rookie scoring.
- Kameron Kielly had six points in 60 games with the Gatineau Olympiques last season. He already has eight points in 10 games this year.
- Last night’s game was the first time this season the Sea Dogs have been shutout.
OUT OF TOWN
Blainville-Boisbriand at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM ADT
Moncton at Québec - 3:00 PM EDT
Acadie-Bathurst at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday
night.
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