Friday, February 7, 2014

GAMEDAY 52 - vs Oceanic

A preview of tonight’s game between the Rimouski Oceanic and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Tonight at 7:30 pm AST, Harbour Station

TV/Radio: TELUS Webcast/News 88.9

Records: The Oceanic are third in the Telus East Division and eighth overall in the QMJHL with a 29-15-3-4 record for 65 points. The Sea Dogs are last in the Telus Maritimes Division and last overall with a 16-31-1-3 record for 36 points.

Last games: The Oceanic are coming off a 6-4 loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday in Rimouski. Anthony Chapados had three goals and an assist in that game. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss in Rouyn-Noranda on Saturday. Saint John only had 16 shots on goal with Matthew Highmore having nine of them.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Oceanic this season while Rimouski is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: January 9th in Rimouski when the Oceanic defeated the Sea Dogs 5-0. Anthony DeLuca had two goals and two assists in that game.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Oceanic: None

Random stat: Thomas Chabot has six assists in his past six games, doubling his point total.

RIM notes: Losers of two straight and are 6-4-0-0 in their last 10 games… this is the first game of a Maritime three-in-three road trip for Rimouski… Anthony DeLuca is ninth in QMJHL scoring with 67 points in 50 games… DeLuca leads the league in shots with 251… DeLuca also has a league high nine game-winning games… 6-2-0-1 against Maritimes Division teams… Rimouski’s 81.5% penalty kill rating is second best in the league.

SJ notes: This is the first game of a three-in-three for the Sea Dogs… 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 games… Sebastien Auger leads the league in saves (1,450) and save percentage (.921)… Nathan Noel sits 15th in rookie scoring with 28 points… Olivier LeBlanc is 14th in defensemen scoring with 31 points… 0-9-0-1 against the Telus East Division… the Sea Dogs have the league’s third worst penalty kill (76.5%)… Thomas Chabot has assists in four straight games... Saint John recalled goaltender Christopher Smith this past week... Nicolas Hebert is a former Oceanic.

Leading Scorers
Rimouski
PointsAnthony DeLuca67 (34+33)
GoalsAnthony DeLuca34
AssistsAlexis Loiseau35
Rookie PointsTyler Boland15 (5+10)
D-Man PointsJimmy Oligny26 (5+21)
vs Saint JohnSebastien Sylvestre5 (1+4)

Leading Scorers
Saint John
PointsOliver Cooper43 (18+25)
GoalsOliver Cooper18
AssistsOliver Cooper & Olivier LeBlanc25
Rookie PointsNathan Noel28 (13+15)
D-Man PointsOlivier LeBlanc31 (6+25)
vs RimouskiAll0

Goaltenders
Rimouski
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Philippe Desrosiers17-13-3-43.110.889
Olivier Tremblay2-1-0-03.510.905

Saint John
GoaltenderRecordGAASV%
Sebastien Auger14-24-1-32.990.921
Christopher Smith- - -- - -- - -

SJ Next Five Games
Tonight vs Rimouski
Saturday, February 8th at Bathurst
Sunday, February 9th vs Blainville-Boisbriand
Wednesday, February 12th vs Gatineau
Friday, February 14th vs Moncton

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