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Quebec Remparts vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight at 7pm
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Harbour Station – Saint John, NB
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – Things were going pretty well for the Saint
John Sea Dogs just a couple weeks ago.
But a three-game losing streak and a struggling offense has
since dropped the Sea Dogs below the .500 mark with a 5-6-0-1 record. They
currently sit last in the Telus Maritimes Division and 16th overall
in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
The Sea Dogs will look to get back in the win column –
and the .500 mark – tonight at Harbour Station against the Quebec Remparts.
Game time for Saint John’s annual ‘Pink in the Rink’ in support of the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation is 7pm.
Saint John’s struggling offense has been the big story in
Sea Dogs land over the past week. In their last three games they have scored a
total of just two goals. That’s just not going to get it done in this league.
The last time they scored more than one goal in a game was back on October 6th
in a 5-4 shootout win in Bathurst.
The Sea Dogs have scored 30 goals this season, the second
lowest total in the league. Their average of 2.47 goals per game is also the
second lowest in the Q.
The good news though is that Saint John is still
generating some quality scoring chances – they just haven’t been able to capitalize
on them in the past couple games. Hopefully the goals start coming soon.
The Patrick Roy-less Quebec Remparts got off to a rough
start this season but are beginning to climb back in the standings. Following a
3-0 win in Moncton last night, the Remparts sit 13th overall with a 5-5-3-0
record. They are also 3-3-2-0 on the road.
Anthony Duclair, Fabrice Herzog, and Adam Erne each have
12 points to lead the team. Duclair and Herzog each have a team high eight
goals.
According to TVA Sports, highly touted rookie goaltender
Callum Booth is expected to start for the Remparts today. He is 0-3 with a 3.43
GAA and 0.894 SV% but has not appeared in a game since September 28th.
He was a third-round pick of the Remparts in June’s draft.
THE NUMBERS
| Quebec | Saint John | |
| Record | 5-5-3-0 (5th East) | 5-6-0-1 (6th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 2-2-1-0 | 3-2-0-1 |
| Road Record | 3-3-2-0 | 2-4-0-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 2.75 (13th) | 2.47 (17th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 3.29 (10th) | 2.96 (5th) |
| Shots For/Game | 25.83 (17th) | 30.82 (8th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 32.02 (12th) | 35.42 (16th) |
| Overall PP | 22.1% (9th) | 20.3% (10th) |
| Home PP | 21.7% (10th) | 26.5% (6th) |
| Road PP | 22.2% (7th) | 14.3% (15th) |
| Overall PK | 75.3% (12th) | 82.8% (5th) |
| Home PK | 75.0% (16th) | 89.3% (2nd) |
| Road PK | 75.6% (11th) | 76.7% (8th) |
| PIM/GAME | 17.3 | 18.0 |
| Attendance | 8,580 | 2,864 |
LEADING SCORERS
Quebec
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Anthony Duclair | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Fabrice Herzog | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Adam Erne | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Michael Abbott | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Oliver Cooper | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Stephen Anderson | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
GOALTENDERS
Quebec
Quebec
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Francois Brassard | 5-3-2-0 | 3.26 | 0.898 |
| Callum Booth | 0-2-1-0 | 3.43 | 0.894 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 3-5-0-1 | 2.44 | 0.932 |
| Antoine Landry | 2-1-0-0 | 3.57 | 0.895 |
LAST GAMES
The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Moncton
Wildcats on Wednesday night at Harbour Station. Matthew Highmore scored Saint
John’s only goal despite the Sea Dogs firing 39 shots on net. Sebastien Auger
made 21 saves in the loss.
The Remparts are coming off a 3-0 win in Moncton last
night. Nick Sorenson, Fabrice Herzog, and Kurt Etchegary scored for Quebec.
Francois Brassard made 30 saves for the shutout win.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the first meeting of the season between the two.
The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Remparts last
season while Quebec went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
NOTES
- The Sea Dogs are still looking for win No. 300 in franchise history.
- If the ice is bad today we can blame Reba.
- All the ‘Pink in the Rink’ details can be found on the Sea Dogs website.
OUT OF TOWN
Rimouski at Sherbrooke - 4:00 PM EDT
Baie-Comeau at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT
Chicoutimi at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Rouyn-Noranda at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs host the Chicoutimi Sagueneens tomorrow
afternoon at Harbour Station. It’s Mascot Day.
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