GAMEDAY 42 - at Blainville-Boisbriand

A preview of today’s game…

When and where: Today at 5 pm AST, Centre d'excellence Sports Rousseau

TV/RADIO: TVA Sports/TELUS Webcast/News 88.9

Records: The Sea Dogs are sixth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 18^th overall in the QMJHL with an 11-27-0-3 record for 25 points. The St. John's Fog Devils Montreal Junior Blainville-Boisbriand Armada are first in the Telus West Division and first overall in the league with a 27-9-4-3 record for 61 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-1 loss in Quebec City last night. Noah Zilbert had Saint John’s only goal. The Armada are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday. Etienne Marcoux allowed four goals on 28 shots in the loss.

2013-14 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two.

Last meeting: See above.

Random stat: There are two Saint John natives on the Armada: Ryan Tesink and Matthew Bursey.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Armada: Ryan Tesink

SJ notes: 4-6-0-0 in their last 10 games… this game ends a three-game Quebec road trip for the Sea Dogs. They have lost both games so far and have been outscored 8-1… 1-5-0-0 against the Telus West Division… this is the first time Saint John has played against Ryan Tesink since the trade fiasco.

BLB notes: 4-4-0-2 in their last 10 and have lost back-to-back games… Etienne Marcoux has the league’s fourth best GAA at 2.78… averaging 13.65 penalty minutes per game, the third lowest average in the league… 15-1-2-1 when scoring first… 4-1-1-1 against the Maritimes Division… the Armada have the league’s worst penalty kill with a rating of 73.7%... their goals against per game average of 2.73 is second lowest in the league… Frederic Bergeron is on a three-game goal scoring streak… Daniel Walcott is on a five-game assist streak… Danick Martel has goals in three straight home games.

Leading Scorers
Blainville-Boisbriand

Points	Danick Martel	44 (22+22)
Goals	Danick Martel	22
Assists	Samuel Hodhod	26
Rookie Points	Emil Aronsson	20 (8+12)
D-Man Points	Daniel Walcott	31 (8+23)

Leading Scorers
Saint John

Points	Oliver Cooper	34 (14+20)
Goals	Oliver Cooper	14
Assists	Olivier LeBlanc	21
Rookie Points	Nathan Noel	24 (11+13)
D-Man Points	Olivier LeBlanc	26 (5+21)

Goaltenders
Blainville-Boisbriand

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Etienne Marcoux	16-8-3-1	2.78	0.892
Samuel Montembeault	5-1-1-0	2.37	0.892

Saint John

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Sebastien Auger	9-21-0-3	3.10	0.916
Antoine Landry	2-6-0-0	5.04	0.867

SJ Next Five Games

Today at Blainville-Boisbriand

Wednesday, January 15th at Moncton

Friday, January 17th vs Charlottetown

Saturday, January 18th vs Drummondville

Tuesday, January 21^st vs Halifax