News & Notes From Thursday's Game

Some stuff from last night’s game…

• Rimouski got rolling early as they scored on their first shot of the game. Alexis Loiseau’s goal 53 seconds in gave the Oceanic a 1-0 lead.
• Loiseau was everywhere in this game, finishing the night with a goal, two assists, five shots, and a +3 rating.
• Anthony DeLuca also had an impressive night, recording two goals and two assists.
• Fredericton native Peter Trainor, who had six goals and seven assists in three games against Saint John last year, was held pointless.
• Antoine Landry made his first appearance in the Saint John goal since December 7^th. Despite allowing five goals, he wasn’t too bad in net and made 35 saves. In every 60-minute game he has played in this season he has faced 30 or more shots.
• Saint John couldn’t get much of anything going offensively in this game. Of their 20 shots, only five of them were listed as dangerous.
• Nicolas Hebert made his first appearance in Rimouski since being traded to Saint John. He had two shots, one hit, and went 16/28 on faceoffs.
• This was the first meeting of the season between the two teams. They meet again on February 7^th in Saint John.
• The Sea Dogs were without forwards Stephen Anderson (upper body), Joey Richard (upper body), and Mathieu Joseph (healthy) along with defensemen Michael Abbott (hand) and Thomas Chabot (healthy).
• Shawinigan lost in overtime last night and are now tied with Saint John with 25 points. The Dogs have still played two less games.

NOTES: Olivier LeBlanc and Jason Cameron each had three shots… Jimmy Oligny had seven shots… the Dogs have been a good faceoff team of late. They won 39 of 69 last night… Nathan Noel and Will Thompson returned to the lineup after taking part in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge… Lukas Walter got another instigator infraction.

NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs are in Quebec City on Saturday to battle the Remparts at 8pm.