GAME DAY 28: vs Huskies

A preview of tonight’s game between the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Tonight at 7:30 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are first in the Maritimes Division, second in the overall QMJHL standings and are ranked eighth in the CHL Top 10 with a 16-6-1-4 record for 37 points. The Huskies are third in the West Division and ninth overall with a 15-13-2-0 record for 32 points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday at Harbour Station. Spencer Smallman scored twice while a single came from Jakub Zboril. Sebastien Auger made 25 saves in the loss. The Huskies are coming off a 3-1 win over the Titan in Bathurst last night. Mathieu Lemay had two goals while Jeremy Auger scored once. Alexandre Belanger made 30 saves in the win.

2014-15 head-to-head: The two have not met yet this season.

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Huskies: None

Random stat: These two meet again one week from tonight in Rouyn-Noranda. These are their only meetings of the season.

R-N notes: Francis Perron leads the Huskies in scoring with 38 points in 27 games… Mathieu Lemay leads Rouyn-Noranda in goals with 21… Perron leads the team in assists with 23… 7-8-0-0 on the road this season… Alexandre Fortin is eighth in rookie scoring with 23 points… Justin Guenette is sixth in defensemen scoring with 24 points… Guenette is third in defensemen assists with 22… only 11-7-2-0 when scoring first… 6-2-0-0 against the Maritimes Division… the Huskies have the third best power play in the league with a rating of 27.1%... the Huskies have won four straight road games.

SJ notes: Adam Marsh leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with 25 points in 25 games… Marsh has a team high 13 goals… Spencer Smallman leads the team in assists with 14… 10-0-1-3 on home ice this season… only 5-3-1-1 in their past 10 games… Marsh is seventh in rookie scoring with 25 points… Marsh is tied for the rookie lead in power play goals with four… Thomas Chabot is 12^th in defensemen scoring with 19 points… averaging 19.85 penalty minutes per game, the second most in the league… 10-1-0-1 when scoring first… 1-0-0-0 against West Division teams… Mark Tremaine has picked up penalty minutes in five straight games.

Out of town:

Val-d'Or at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST
Charlottetown at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST
Gatineau at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Québec - 7:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EST
Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Halifax tomorrow to battle the Mooseheads at 7 p.m.