GAME DAY 58: vs Titan

A preview of today’s game between the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Today at 3 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Titan are sixth in the Maritimes Division and last overall in the QMJHL with a 15-36-4-2 record for 36 points. The Sea Dogs are second in the Maritimes and eighth overall with a 28-20-3-6 record for 65 points.

Last games: The Titan are coming off a 7-0 loss in Rimouski on Thursday. Reilly Pickard and Daniel Vautour combined to make 27 saves in the loss. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 loss in Charlottetown on Friday night. Nathan Noel and Spencer Smallman had goals for Saint John while Sebastien Auger made 30 saves in the loss.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 3-2-1-1 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 4-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Feb. 13 at the KC Irving Regional Centre where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 3-2 in overtime. Andrew Ryan, Aaron Kerr and Christophe Boivin scored for Bathurst while Saint John goals came from Daniel Del Paggio and Adam Marsh. Reilly Pickard made 38 saves in the win while Sebastien Auger made 17 stops in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None

Random stat: In the bizarre season series between the two, the Titan have won three straight games at Harbour Station. Bathurst has five road wins all year.

A-B notes: Mark Simpson leads Bathurst in scoring with 36 points in 46 games… Raphael Corriveau leads the team in goals with 17… Simpson has a team high 23 assists… Jeffrey Truchon-Viel is second in rookie penalty minutes with 109… Jordan Maher is third in power play goals amongst rookies with seven… Nicolas Dumulong is second in penalty minutes by defensemen with 131… 5-21-1-2 on the road this season… 13-8-2-1 when scoring first… 11-19-3-2 against Maritimes Division teams… the Titan have the second worst power play in the league with a rating of 15.2%... Bathurst has the second worst penalty kill in the QMJHL with a record of 73.4%... the Titan have scored a league low one shorthanded goal and have given up a league high 12… averaging 2.31 goals per game, the fewest in the league… Corriveau has penalty minutes in five straight games… the Titan have lost eight straight road games… 2-7-0-1 in their last 10 games.

SJ notes: Nathan Noel leads Saint John in scoring with 49 points in 57 games… Adam Marsh has scored a team high 23 goals… Noel leads the team in assists with 28… Bokondji Imama will serve the third game of a four-game suspension today… Samuel Dove-McFalls is fourth in shorthanded points with six… Sebastien Auger’s GAA of 2.77 is third best in the league while his SV% of .910 is second best… Marsh is eighth in rookie scoring with 42 points… 17-7-1-1 when scoring first… 18-11-2-3 against Maritimes Division teams… the Sea Dogs have the third worst power play in the league with a rating of 15.8%… Saint John has the best penalty kill in the QMJHL with a rating of 83.5%... 3-5-2-0 on their last 10 games and have lost four straight.

Out of town:

Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST
Blainville-Boisbriand at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Québec at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs are in Cape Breton on Tuesday to battle the Screaming Eagles at 7 p.m.