GAMEDAY 55 - vs Olympiques

A preview of tonight’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Gatineau Olympiques…

When and where: Tonight at 7:00 PM AST, Harbour Station

TV/Radio: TELUS Webcast/News 88.9

Records: The Olympiques are third in the Telus West Division and seventh overall in the QMJHL with a record of 33-17-1-3 for 70 points. The Sea Dogs are sixth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 16^th overall with a 17-33-1-3 record for 38 points.

Last games: The Olympiques are coming off a 6-3 win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Sunday. Emile Poirier had a hat trick in that game. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Sunday at Harbour Station. Thomas Chabot and Oliver Cooper had goals.

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

Last meeting: November 16^th in Gatineau when the Olympiques defeated the Sea Dogs 8-4. The teams combined for seven goals in the third period of that game.

Random stat: Gatineau leads the league in shorthanded goals with 18. Saint John is the only team in the league to have not scored while down a man this year.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Olympiques: None

GAT notes: 5-2-0-3 in their last 10 games… Emile Poirier is sixth in league scoring with 74 points… Poirier is fourth in goals with 40… Derek Sheppard leads the league in penalty minutes with 141… Poirier has the most shorthanded goals in the Q with eight… Poirier is second in game-winning goals with eight… Vaclav Karabacek is fourth in rookie scoring with 38 points… 23-7-1-0 when scoring first… 6-2-0-0 against the Maritimes Division… their power play of 16.5% is second worst in the league… Poirier has goals in three straight games… Taylor Burke has assists in five straight games.

SJ notes: 4-6-0-0 in their last 10 games… have lost two straight home games… Sebastien Auger continues to have a league best save percentage of .919… Nathan Noel is 13^th in rookie scoring with 32 points… Olivier LeBlanc is 12^th in defensemen scoring with 33 points… LeBlanc is fifth amongst defensemen in power play points with 24… 3-7-1-0 against the Telus West Division… Thomas Chabot has points in six straight games… the Sea Dogs reassigned goaltender Christopher Smith back to major midget yesterday.

Leading Scorers
Gatineau

Points	Emile Poirier	74 (40+34)
Goals	Emile Poirier	40
Assists	Emile Poirier	34
Rookie Points	Vaclav Karabacek	38 (18+20)
D-Man Points	Alexandre Carrier	24 (3+21)
vs Saint John	Martin Reway	5 (2+3)

Leading Scorers
Saint John

Points	Oliver Cooper	47 (21+26)
Goals	Oliver Cooper	21
Assists	Oliver Cooper & Olivier LeBlanc	26
Rookie Points	Nathan Noel	32 (14+18)
D-Man Points	Olivier LeBlanc	33 (7+26)
vs Gatineau	Michael Abbott & Olivier LeBlanc	2

Goaltenders
Gatineau

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Robert Steeves	22-8-0-2	3.06	0.882
Anthony Brodeur	11-9-1-1	3.01	0.885

Saint John

Goaltender	Record	GAA	SV%
Sebastien Auger	14-26-1-3	3.04	0.919
Antoine Landry	2-6-0-0	4.85	0.869

SJ Next Five Games

Tonight vs Gatineau

Friday, February 14th vs Moncton

Sunday, February 16th at Cape Breton

Thursday, February 20th vs Shawinigan

Sunday, February 23^rd at Charlottetown